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Recent Examples of small-time
This would allow courts to distinguish between small-time hustlers and members of professional smuggling gangs.
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The Editors, National Review, 25 Oct. 2024
According to Pani, the company runs programs such as Empowered By GoDaddy, which helps provide training to prospective entrepreneurs on how to get up and running with becoming a small-time mogul.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The Godfather turned Al Pacino from a small-time, hustling stage thespian to an international movie star.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Still, some of the stories spread anyway, from small-time right-wing influencers all the way up to members of Congress, including Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 25 Oct. 2024
According to Pani, the company runs programs such as Empowered By GoDaddy, which helps provide training to prospective entrepreneurs on how to get up and running with becoming a small-time mogul.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The Godfather turned Al Pacino from a small-time, hustling stage thespian to an international movie star.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Still, some of the stories spread anyway, from small-time right-wing influencers all the way up to members of Congress, including Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small-time
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The Rome of Gladiator II is purposefully over the top, using the backdrop of the ancient world as a way to examine how petty people have always been.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Seeing Kwon land a deflating chest kick on Sam, Axel abandons his petty fight with Miguel and shifts his target.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Restaurants are closing and car break-ins are so common that people complain that thieves sometimes steal worthless items like old rags.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Aaron Ryder, a producer of Arrival, was quarantining at a hotel in Montreal, watching an army of amateur day traders drive up the value of a supposedly worthless stock.Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Trying to nickel-and-dime such an important player could have done more harm than good.Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Southwest Airlines, which set itself apart from its nickel-and-dime competitors, will soon scrap its open-seat policy and charge folks for more legroom.Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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The Brazilian star was expected to be in a one-horse race for the sport's highest indvidual accolade and become the first man from his country to win it since Kaka in 2007.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Each table is decorated with a snowman candle holder to drive the theme home on a one-horse open sleigh.Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small-time. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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