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as in barely
by a very small margin
I thought the first one was slightly better
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2
as in little
in a very small quantity or degree
he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking
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Adverb
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Just a whisper south of Palm Beach, the tiny seaside town of Manalapan—barely 2.4 square miles and home to fewer than 500 residents—has suddenly become the South Florida destination of choice for the world’s wealthiest home buyers.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 May 2025 -
Ellie’s resourcefulness, and her understanding that she can be bitten without turning, barely gets them out alive, and forces her to tell Dina the truth about her immunity.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2025
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Even more, government data shows average gas prices are little changed since Trump took office.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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Stock futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were little changed Tuesday morning after a wave of earnings reports.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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Goldschmidt’s homer was just his third of the season, but his second in as many games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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Blue made her tour debut on the 2023 Renaissance World Tour in Paris at just 11 years old.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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With the team in a somewhat barren run, Inter supporters would love to see the 28-year-old making a trademark surge into the box and bag a crucial goal.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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In terms of violence, it's got plenty of gunfight and action scenes, plus one somewhat main character gets shot in the face early in the movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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