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slight

[slahyt] / slaɪt /






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U.S. natural gas futures inched up for a fourth consecutive session with some help from a slight cooling in temperature outlooks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Pupil A described pupil F as being in "slight hysterics" at this remark.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

At first it was only a slight increase in the hoarseness, as if I’d been sick with a head cold.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

One can enter this on a slight pullback at $325 and look for the stock to trade toward $550 by early 2027, a 64% gain from current prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

He could see their barest outline, with a slight blur at their edges.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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