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micro

[mahy-kroh] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ /
ADJECTIVE
very small in size, scope
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Having witnessed AI stocks being “sold to death,” Goldman Sachs’ head of European equities trading, Rich Privorotsky, is advising fund managers “the micro remains strong, electoral uncertainty has diminished and positioning looks considerably cleaner.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

"This is micro CT scanning, something you'd get at the hospital, but for smaller items."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Pubs respond with garden allotments, micro libraries and, in remote locations, selling groceries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The work could also support the development of next-generation high-reliability micro energy systems and self-powered sensing technologies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Her customer’s head had only a tuft of hair left in front, sticking up like animal fur, while the rest was done in neat micro braids that fell to her neck.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"All industries are doing very well from micros up to corporates. I can't think of any industry which this year has problems."

From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2022

“We use it for our dishes here at the bistro and for our events. They’re clean, they have good taste. I like to have micros with bigger stems and he does that.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 23, 2022

“Alongside the top-line perspective he held, he was able to still make time for the important micros of life.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021

The proliferating micros nip at the heels of established craft brewers and multinational conglomerates alike.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2017

With the advent of workstations and micros, changes to the host file would have to be made nightly.

From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet by Ed Krol


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