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When the prediction was first made, however, measuring such an effect across bends only a few atoms wide was extremely challenging.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hannah, 37, said she moved from Newbridge to Abercarn, in Caerphilly county, a few miles away, 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The affected areas have few, if any, high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
McDonald’s executives have said that too few franchisees offered the under-$3 menu as intended, while they also pulled back on other promotions, disappointing diners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He lives only a few miles away, before you are officially on the north side.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
One visible example was that older animals developed fewer grey hairs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The EIA showed a surprise — and major — build in U.S. commercial inventories of oil, thanks to fewer crude exports and a jump in imports, mostly from Venezuela.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
There are fewer data points, including case records, tissue samples and images, for rare diseases than more common conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
With fewer people in the stands, are we in another transitional period for one of British sport's most divisive tournaments?
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
One of the reasons he did not mind if original holders of government securities sold out to speculators was that he preferred to see the money in fewer hands.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Hiring picked up in first half of 2026, but last year saw the fewest new jobs created in any year in which the economy was not in recession.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Bruins are coming off a season in which they won just three games, their fewest in more than 54 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
They scour dealerships for models with the fewest bells and whistles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Spain conceded just one goal at the 2026 World Cup - the fewest conceded by any winning team.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
As usual, he would have by far the fewest pieces to display.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
