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Discover LudwigThe phrase "slightly today" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you want to indicate a small degree of change or difference occurring today, but it lacks clarity. Example: "I feel slightly today different than I did yesterday."
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Indeed, oil prices dipped slightly today after rising steadily for several weeks.
On Wall Street, the dollar hardened slightly today in relation both to the pound and the franc.
Shares of Sara Lee rose slightly today, up 31.25 cents, to $18.875, on the New York Stock Exchange.
Stocks fell slightly today, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping 38.96 points, to 10,416.67, on moderate trading.
The peso recovered slightly today to trade at 28 to the dollar, compared with 30 late Tuesday.
Although copper prices have bounced slightly today, the drop through three-year lows on Tuesday unnerved markets.
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Murders rose slightly last year.
(That changed slightly last June).
Organic milk prices declined slightly last year.
Consumer spending rose slightly last month.
The number increased just slightly this year.
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