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Unlike its peers racing to open hubs around the world, it maintains small presences in select locations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Officers arrested a man Saturday morning suspected of starting several small grass fires around a freeway transition road in Sherman Oaks, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The project is part of a small group of translational research efforts selected each year.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Keep original documents, certificates of coverage, premium records, small print relating to your benefits, and reference numbers of all communications/complaints.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
The space is small, dimly lit, and about as romantic as going to the dentist.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The legal industry as a whole hasn’t grown dramatically over the past decade, meaning the work has become more concentrated among a smaller group of elite firms that have largely opted for scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
At the same frequency, phonons have much shorter wavelengths than light, making it possible to build considerably smaller components and pack them more tightly together.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The facility will also offer a wider product selection, including items such as sushi, that aren’t available at older, smaller branches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
“With the commercialization of Burning Man, you will find that young festivalgoers will pick smaller events that are still more ‘authentic.’”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
There was a crash in the hall as the front door burst open and a smaller crash close by as Cocky dropped a teacup.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Mercury, the smallest planet and the one closest to the Sun, appears to have cooled relatively quickly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The future profits needed to justify that spending are immense, and Oracle has the smallest earnings cushion of the bunch relative to its debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Lee is the smallest guy in the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Cuts affect both managers and non-managers, and Uber said it plans to fold many of its smallest teams into larger groups, however, the firm has not confirmed the locations most affected by job cuts.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Their meeting in Las Vegas with the third and smallest rating agency, Fitch Ratings, stuck in Vinny’s mind.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
