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little end

noun

  1. Also called (in vertical engines): top endthe 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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To others, it was a sad little end to the Biden administration: a man who did not manage to stop Donald Trump from returning to power awarding a man who worked toward promoting liberal democracy only to see it wane worldwide in what are likely his final years alive.

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

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The war has ground on with little end in sight: Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 34,000 Palestinians, displaced around 80% of the population and pushed hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of famine.

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The military cited a growing toll on the Israeli economy after nearly three months of wartime mobilization with little end in sight to the fighting.

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The military cited a growing toll on the Israeli economy following nearly three months of wartime mobilization with little end in sight to the fighting.

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