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granular

[gran-yuh-ler] / ˈgræn jə lər /


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And it does seem like a steep sentence, for contact that wasn’t even given a yellow card at first, and which, when decelerated in granular slow-mo, looks worse than it actually was.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, racism and discrimination must be treated as a critical safety issue, the inquiry found, requiring urgent intervention including gathering granular data on unequal outcomes that is escalated to board level when patterns emerge.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

To build the new material, researchers combined rice-based granular units with materials such as sand, which become stronger when subjected to rapid loading.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

He spent $8,500 for the same amount of liquid and granular fertilizer as he bought last year for $3,000 to $4,000.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

It was too granular to attempt to put a spindle hole down the middle, so I poured it in and tapped on the casement to settle the grain as best I could.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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