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simple

[sim-puhl] / ˈsɪm pəl /






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"What surprised us was that silk -- something we usually think of as a beautifully simple natural fiber -- actually relies on a very sophisticated molecular trick," Holland said.

From Science Daily

In his simplest form, as in Reeves’s series “Adventures of Superman,” which began airing in 1952, he was a noble crime solver.

From The Wall Street Journal

Growing up, my mother would make a simple salad of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, and lemons, drizzled with salt, served alongside homemade curries, spiced rice and steamed fish fillets wrapped in banana leaf parcels.

From Salon

A three-point game going into the final 10 minutes, Italy held their nerve and did the simple things better to see out a deserved victory.

From BBC

If 2016 may feel like just yesterday to older people, for Gen Z consumers driving newer trends, the year speaks to simpler times on a much more compressed nostalgia scale.

From MarketWatch