micro
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The UN's humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has said micro drones - nicknamed "cockroach drones" - are also being used on the ground in Venezuela.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
None of the studies found statistically significant increases in income in families who received micro loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
She gently pushes my head down so that I am looking at the scarf and drags the brown plastic comb with its micro teeth through my hair.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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"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
Though this facility used to be common on memory-limited micros and is still widely supported for backward compatibility, the jargon usage is semi-obsolescent; in particular, most Unix programmers will think of this as an exec.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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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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