granular
Example Sentences
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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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