as in little guy
an average or ordinary man
claims that the wind farm would benefit only its developers and that the little man would get nothing out of it
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Noun
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Then the season ended with the introduction of the titular Twisted Metal tournament, which our protagonist, the amnesiac driver John Doe (Anthony Mackie), is being forced to compete in.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
31 July 2025 -
Beatriz’s Quiet costars with Anthony Mackie’s John Doe in the post-apocalyptic wasteland that is the series’ setting.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Crews removed the worker's body from the trench around 2 a.m. July 29, Real said.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Health workers said at least eight people were killed.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Little man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20man. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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