petite
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‘Humanize me a little,” says the petite woman in a cashmere sweater at the end of a forthright, occasionally spiky interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Skip the petite rounded accent tables and give me a square-edged desk with a built-in power outlet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The privacy policy it puts forth does have the benefit of transparency, but ultimately, it’s just a list of what Avast collects, with only a petite section that lists what it doesn’t collect.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The conductor is petite with large, expressive eyes and a Cheshire cat’s smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
She was petite, at least beside him, and she had short brown hair and sincere eyes.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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