micro
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Chantale Coady-McCombs, owner of Picture House Tattoo Studio in Chippenham, Wiltshire, said the rise of "micro tattoo bottomless brunch studios" had led to more clients needing help to fix or cover unwanted artwork.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Those micro doses of movement throughout the day can counteract the effects.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
This is especially true in the era of social media, hyper-individualization, personal branding and micro celebrity.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Signs of strain also are showing in India, where the share of micro loans at least 30 days overdue tripled to 6.2% in 12 months to March 2025, the most recent data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
An infinitesimal fraction of a second prior to the bomb’s detonation, two particles collide with such fierce velocity that they form a micro singularity—a black hole too small to see with the naked eye.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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“Too many people are focusing on the micros, and not the macros in life,” the comedian and radio host said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
"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
This term is also used of analogous lossages on Macintoshes and other micros without memory protection. :number-crunching: /n./
From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.
Vocabulary lists containing micro
Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: micro
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: micro-
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