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micro

[mahy-kroh] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ /
ADJECTIVE
very small in size, scope
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Looking at the details in Wednesday’s ADP data, small businesses with less than 50 employees added a whopping 85,000 jobs to payrolls last month, with micro businesses really leading the way.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

First, "building micro experiences" on your CV, such as running a community project or getting a day's work experience, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“It’s an individual decision to rebuild back the herd and it’s a lot of micro decisions to get that done,” Batista Filho said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The two treks covered roughly the same ground but branched off to different micro zones within an area of the grove that was more or less burned flat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Javier used to steal my micro dolls when he was mad at me and hide them in the creosote bush.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera