speck

As I wrote years ago, the individual investor has always been “at the very bottom of the food chain, a speck of plankton afloat in a sea of predators.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A new image captured on June 13, 2026, shows the rover as a tiny green speck against the Martian landscape, just one day before it officially reached the distance milestone.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

Sitting at the workbench in front of a small jet of flame, Vittorio’s son, Davide, shaped a speck of glass into a delicate snail to add to the store’s collection of glass flora and fauna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

The crescent Earth — our oasis holding everything we cherish, now just a speck in the infinite blackness — seemed to kiss the jagged lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

He’s wearing these real nice shoes made of leather, I think they’re called penny loafers, and they don’t have a speck of dirt on them.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

"We are tiny little specks in a huge vast area of nothingness," says Andrew.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

A bottle of Ice Age glacial water from the Czech mountains contains dazzling specks of 24‑carat gold.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Abandoning Ukrainians over the specks of sawdust in their eyes would be hypocritical and counter to our interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

We were just specks in the ocean, as tiny as a velella or an anchovy, part of a big, watery world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

For months, I’ve tried to forget what happened, but it comes back in flashes and specks, no matter how much I try to drown it out.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez