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“No one wanted to sit down with these people, no one,” Figuera said in an interview with a small group of reporters in Caracas, where a third round of talks concluded this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
“A small group is trying to tell us that transitions are slow,” he said, “that you have to be patient, that this is all there is and that we have to put up with it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Starlink's are relatively small and lightweight, so they can be fixed to any kind of vehicle or drone.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
"It possesses bird-like pelvic and hindlimb structures yet retains the specialized predatory foot and teeth of a small meat-eating dinosaur. It shows us that early bird evolution was far more complicated than we previously realized."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
When we finally park in a small lot, Coach Wiley saunters to the front of the bus.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
They found that spending extended periods in thick fluid caused the cells to become smaller, more flexible, and better able to squeeze through narrow openings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
A series featuring two of baseball’s smaller markets is an anomaly when history shows a correlation between payroll and success, not only in the regular season but in advancing through the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"It's been quite a few years of creating some smaller projects," she tells BBC Newsbeat.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
United Parcel Service became a global behemoth by putting smaller companies in a box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“The liuqin is an accompaniment to the pipa. With just two strings, it has a smaller range.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Water ice helped the smallest particles stick together, allowing them to gradually accumulate into larger bodies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“Activities where the smallest increment of speed would make a difference,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Primary dealers were left with just 2.5%, their smallest share since the financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Throughout 2026, Bauers has embodied the Brewers’ ethos, demonstrating the kind of resilience that has made the team that plays in MLB’s smallest media market an unlikely juggernaut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“I never had the smallest, I assure you.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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