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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Taking place in small and large cities in nearly every state, the events are designed to build on the momentum of other large-scale protests including No Kings Day in June and Good Trouble Lives On in July.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025 -
Researchers commonly use fruit flies for medical research because the insects have remarkably similar genetic codes to humans, though smaller and more basic.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Underscoring this point is its ability to support hybrid, multi-cloud, and on-premise deployments with minimal configuration.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Your equity stake is small, your influence is weaker and the price is high, making any eventual return minimal even in the best case.—
Michael Johnson,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Slightest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightest. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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