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“A process used by WePay, a small technology company we acquired years ago and have since wound down, did not meet our expectations,” the bank said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Popular recovery techniques might have small benefits for reducing feelings of soreness, but they don’t actually tend to restore muscle function all that much.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Most markets experienced either small declines or small increases.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
First displayed to the public during an "open rehearsal" four months after their arrival, the bison have so far only appeared in summer shows held in a small tent in a Moscow park.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Broca notices that in the brains of stroke patients who'd lost the power to speak there is visible damage in a small area on the outside of the left frontal lobe.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
The second adjustment in July was smaller than its first move in April, when the central bank tightened policy for the first time in more than three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
When the researchers relied on the smaller network, their model incorrectly identified formic acid as the main product rather than methanol.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
In East Sussex in September, where we witnessed a smaller, targeted operation, we were told that 17 cars had been stolen in the Hastings and Rother areas in the previous two months.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
A much smaller police force continues to conduct patrols and respond to emergencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Then I began secondary school and, as my world grew bigger, I guess Bubbe’s grew smaller.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Some locals worry about what would happen to the Batanes—the smallest by population of the Philippines’ 82 provinces—in a conflict with China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"However insignificant it may seem, the smallest piece of information could prove crucial in helping us establish what happened and identify those responsible."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
That’s the smallest increase since 2019 if the pandemic era is omitted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The sliver of a country—176 square miles, the smallest in Africa—is stacked with luxury out-posts, including two Four Seasons, Raffles, Six Senses, Waldorf Astoria and Cheval Blanc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The smallest ones were sixteen inches in diameter and twenty feet long.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
