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Discover LudwigThe phrase "slight cold" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to describe a mild or minor illness or symptoms. Example: "She caught a slight cold from her coworker and had to take a day off from work."
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"It's no slight cold," says his publisher.
A slight cold can undermine even singers in their primes.
Apparently a "slight cold" prevented him from attending.
She moves towards a back booth and, complaining of a slight cold, orders chicken noodle soup.
The 51-year-old Tom was fending off a slight cold today.
They still have a slight cold but there's no feeling of exhaustion.
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My breathing has shifted into the right place; any slight cold-water heart-race or panting has calmed down.
Or, more accurately, a few of their players have slight colds.
All the men who have even slight colds have been put into separate barrack which, of course, were immediately christened 'the TB ward' by the rest of the company".
arn1Δ also showed slight cold-sensitivity of growth at 25°C on a minimal medium (EMM) but not on a rich medium (YES) (Fig. 1D).
At 3-weeks-old, she was admitted for a three-day stay at the hospital due to a respiratory infection, so now I get very anxious she has even the slightest cold.
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