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Bumblebees may be small, measuring only about an inch long, but they play an enormous role in global agriculture.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

The mountain thunderstorms are expected to continue Monday and Tuesday but should be accompanied by wetting rains that dampen fire risk, with about a tenth of an inch of precipitation, Molina said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The timers’ skittishness suggests that their optimism is a mile wide but only an inch deep.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

The New York Knicks were within an inch of pulling off a basketball miracle, climbing bucket by bucket out of a 29-point deficit in the second half.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Depending on the species they can be as small as a half inch or as long as twenty-seven inches.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

An additional 10 to 15 inches of rain were possible, the weather service said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

The England assistant is quick to make clear that Tuchel is the boss - and pokes fun at their "little and large" frames, with the German about eight inches taller.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Inside, their water supply for drinking and washing was installed right next to it, with the tap just inches away from the open drain.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The plans for that building called for exterior walls above a certain height to be 8 inches thick, but Domani approved walls that were 6 inches thick, according to a violation notice from the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

He spun it in his fingers and with a single sweep sliced the top two inches off his wineglass.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

A separate price gauge known as the core rate, which strips out energy, inched up 0.1%.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan inched up this week to 6.49%, adding to the affordability crunch many prospective home buyers are feeling.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Chicken is down 0.8% and cheese has inched down 0.9%.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

German business sentiment also inched higher in June, with companies showing a little more optimism about an end of the conflict in the Middle East, according to a survey by the Ifo Institute published Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The snow had stopped falling, but cars still inched carefully along the unplowed streets.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Rescue teams from seven countries are inching towards a man who survived the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“I like that we’re inching it forward just a little bit. ‘Game of Thrones’ in 2026,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

His 18 colleagues in the leadership of the Fed and the 11 other voting members of the rate-setting committee appear to be inching close to rate hikes, to battle persistent inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 14, 2026

Net sales climbed 7.7% to $3.36 billion, just inching out Wall Street models for $3.35 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s soft-shell crab,” Grandma said, inching forward as the line did.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds