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Recent Examples of lesser To a lesser extent, food and commodity prices also matter. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023 Women from the east Baltic region and, to a lesser extent, the British and Irish isles contributed more to the gene pool of Scandinavia than the men from those regions during that time. Julia Musto, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2023 Russian forces use commercial drones, too, but to a lesser extent. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022 Getting infected with the virus itself also triggers the process, but to a lesser extent. Alice Park, Time, 13 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for lesser 

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“Lesser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesser. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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