little better than
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: not much better than (something) : only slightly better than (something)
The cookies were little better than cardboard.
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While most people still don’t use two-factor authentication (2FA), most that do still use SMS codes, even as government agencies warn that’s little better than no 2FA at all.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Despite assertions the almanacs are 80-85% accurate, studies have shown their long-range predictions are sometimes little better than a coin flip.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2025
And while many are little better than pseudoscience, some treatments like acupuncture are based on legitimate medicinal practices dating back millennia.
—Andrew Paul Jul 17, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
The almanac's long-range predictions are sometimes little better than a coin flip.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Despite assertions the almanacs are 80-85% accurate, studies have shown their long-range predictions are sometimes little better than a coin flip.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2025
And while many are little better than pseudoscience, some treatments like acupuncture are based on legitimate medicinal practices dating back millennia.
—Andrew Paul Jul 17, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
The almanac's long-range predictions are sometimes little better than a coin flip.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Little better than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20better%20than. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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