as in smallest
being the least in amount, number, or size possible
there's not the slightest chance that your plan will work
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Adjective
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These mandates, which include price and profit controls and stringent minimum fuel inventory requirements, are also why so many refineries are closing shop in the Golden State.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Green pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography, an offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of five years in prison and a maximum term of 20 years, officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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Although discrepancies are smaller in data-rich regions such as Western Europe and the eastern United States, where robust local monitoring has kept projections more closely calibrated, the study identifies the West Coast of North America as a region where sea levels have also been underestimated.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Violas have smaller flowers and stay shorter.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Jump hour wristwatches, particularly those in rectangular cases, resurfaced during the Deco period in keeping with the era’s appetite for minimal, geometric design.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2026
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Unlike buying new groceries, meal-planning, or meal-prepping, after all, doubling down on water requires minimal time and effort and no financial investment.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Slightest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightest. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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