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granular

[gran-yuh-ler] / ˈgræn jə lər /


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OpenAI later said it would give rights holders more granular controls.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

And it does seem like a steep sentence, for contact that wasn’t even given a yellow card at first, and which, when decelerated in granular slow-mo, looks worse than it actually was.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, racism and discrimination must be treated as a critical safety issue, the inquiry found, requiring urgent intervention including gathering granular data on unequal outcomes that is escalated to board level when patterns emerge.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The researchers say the work highlights how common granular materials can be transformed into engineered systems that respond intelligently through their own mechanical properties.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

Laila woke up, out of breath, with a taste of soil in her mouth, when the first granular lumps of dirt hit the plastic.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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