small-scale

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Daniel, the foreman in this remote, informal, small-scale mine in Kono, the diamond region of Sierra Leone, shows me the gravel he's picking through with his fingers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"Initially, these perturbations lead to turbulent flows and magnetic fields in small-scale structures, then, over time, they emerge into larger, ordered structures."

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Kuwait is also concerned about Iraq, from which small-scale attacks against oil operations were launched even before the Iran war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

A few kilometres from Kinshasa, small-scale fishing still provides a livelihood for more than 600 families on the small river island of Kimpoko.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The subtle knife was responsible for the small-scale, low-level leakage.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman