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littlest

British  
/ ˈlɪtlɪst /

determiner

  1. not_standard the superlative of little

"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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The scarcity of Apple’s littlest Mac comes at a time of high interest from AI power users and a potential product refresh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Charton, a contributor for the Financial Times, has not yet publicly addressed the arrival of their littlest one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

"It's the littlest things that can trigger you. Even cutting a piece of fruit with a knife or seeing blood can be triggering; just normal, mundane things," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Caiazzo was part of a research team that in 2021 reported on one with a petite diameter slightly larger than Earth's moon that boasted the greatest mass and littlest size of any known white dwarf.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

She grin big and take off the ribbon and the paper real slow, making sure not to ruin the littlest piece.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

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