fine-grained
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The so-called “cooperative steering” function permits drivers to make brief, fine-grained adjustments to the steering and throttle without canceling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
They are about 3.5bn years old and are a type of rock called mudstone, which is fine-grained rock formed from clays.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
“The future of it is going to be more fine-grained, where you are taking back control in terms of what and who you want to hear,” says Gollakota.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2025
Paleoclimate records reconstructed from cave speleothems and other sources indicate the monsoon’s intensity has waxed and waned over the millennia, but scientists have lacked a fine-grained geologic record of these changes.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 7, 2024
They arrived at a set of smaller doors made of a fine-grained white wood, and the Huntsman turned the round crystal handles and said, “You will be very comfortable here.”
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
