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little end

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noun

  1. Also called (in vertical engines): top end.  the smaller end of a connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine or reciprocating pump Compare big end

  2. the bearing surface between the smaller end of a connecting rod and the gudgeon pin

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Just a little end of the world for everybody, no big deal.

From Salon

That may well be true, but it ignores the point there is little end product from him.

From BBC

By that point his new club were already trailing and while Arsenal were on top for the majority of the game - West Ham did not have a shot in the first half, despite taking the lead - they produced little end product.

From BBC

There is, thus far, little end in sight to the war.

From Reuters

With little end to the volatility in markets in sight, however, others are looking for stock dividends to help stabilize their portfolio returns.

From Reuters