scaled-down
Example Sentences
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It’s a beastly undertaking, even though the Olympic course is a scaled-down, spectator-friendly version of much more grueling skimo courses.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
There’s a worry that customer service will be shaky at the scaled-down IRS.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
ICE is working on offering a scaled-down version of the technology to local police departments that work alongside federal immigration officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
A revised "scaled-down" visit was expected in "probably a week's time", he added.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
When he’d told me about them in Norfolk, I’d seen in my mind scaled-down versions of the sort of pictures we’d done when we were small.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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