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micro

[mahy-kroh] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ /
ADJECTIVE
very small in size, scope
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AI has made this micro entrepreneurship possible, especially for people without coding experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Among the younger participants, researchers found no connection between these micro awakenings and Alzheimer's genetic risk.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

Instead, “American Doctor” focuses on the micro, giving voice to the doctors and caregivers who traditionally have been spared during armed conflicts, as laid out by the Geneva Conventions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"I say it's micro power, so we have to think about what micro power can do," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

This one happened to be an economist who, instead of thinking grand macro thoughts, favored his own list of offbeat micro curiosities.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

"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

This term is also used of analogous lossages on Macintoshes and other micros without memory protection. :number-crunching: n.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond


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