as in trifles
something of little importance
overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants
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Noun
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Often wildfires are reported by people seeing smoke.—
John W. Daily,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Detecting red flags Last July, an algorithm used by Pano A.I. detected smoke from a lightning strike that caused a remote high-risk fire on Bennett Mountain in Douglas County, California.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Too often clubs hear of Leeds’ interest in a player and start adding zeros to the price tag — but the days of Leeds engaging in that sort of negotiating are long gone.—
Nancy Froston,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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In a simplified description, quantum computers use quantum bits or qubits instead of using binary traditional bits of ones and zeros for digital communications.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Dozens of trims that could raise costs for Americans Republicans are also considering a raft of proposals that would amount to small changes to the nation’s fiscal balance but could impose new costs on Americans.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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If making small changes to your home’s interior with new decor and furniture finds is on your to-do list this year, good news: Wayfair has huge markdowns that are too steep to skip.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Trivialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivialities. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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