make small
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Third, make small bets and learn from the feedback.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“What I hope for when people see my content is not for people to overhaul their lives, but to make small shifts,” zu Beck writes in a recent essay for The Skylark.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Many employees at Starbase stand to make small fortunes, injecting immense wealth into a region already straining to accommodate Musk’s grand ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Ackman and his team also may make small “macro” investments with the potential for large payoffs like he successfully did on corporate credit in 2020 and interest rates in 2022.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Dad tried to make small talk on the whole drive over, even though he’s not very good at small talk.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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