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The devices created in Lozano's lab are about the size of a thumbnail.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Gensler’s daughter created the show’s thumbnail art; his son-in-law built its website.
From Barron's ● Apr. 18, 2026
But if that thumbnail sketch makes “Lux” sound like homework, the songs themselves are immediate and visceral, and the singer’s impassioned delivery is an invitation to listen more closely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
There's also a historian who tracked his thumbnail growth for 35 years, and physics researchers exploring the mysteries of pasta sauce.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
His thumbnail twanged the flat iron keys of the instrument, and the sound resonated inside the calabash on his knees.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
They even evolved flat thumbnails, a feature primates also developed for handling food.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
“With YouTube, a medium with a screen, you have thumbnails, other options competing for your attention and encouraging you to click away,” Martin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
It gave users the option to insert themselves into existing thumbnails and recreate the work of other creators.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
Months later, scrolling through my pictures, I ran across some thumbnails of uninteresting heaps of meat.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Jody pulled a swollen tick out of Mutt’s neck and popped it dead between his thumbnails.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
