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micro

[mahy-kroh] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ /
ADJECTIVE
very small in size, scope
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"You're looking at almost 2,000 people surging in, 111 dogs, medical teams as well. We go in with these micro drones, they call them cockroach drones, that help us find people in the buildings."

From BBC Jun. 28, 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

“Eric knows that he understands the show on a macro level. All of us actors have to understand it on a micro level; we have to be the experts in our characters,” Quaid says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 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

“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.




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