diminutive
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When the march reached Caesars Palace, its leader, Ruby Duncan—a diminutive mother of seven with a ninth-grade education—surprised even some of the protest’s other organizers by leading everyone through the doors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Guardiola utilised diminutive Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano as a central defender at Barcelona, then transformed Bayern Munich's outstanding right-back Phillip Lahm into an equally effective holding midfield player.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
But the diminutive man’s plainspoken demeanor failed to gain traction with California voters — a 1991 Times profile deemed him “the unknown senator.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
He was a diminutive guitar deity who could only have descended in America, but calling him something so plain and mortal as “American” still feels close to sacrilege.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
A diminutive captain cutting an unstalwart figure in his flight suit, walked to the colonel’s desk and saluted.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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