microscopic
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Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by viruses, bacteria like E. coli, or microscopic parasites like Cyclospora are fairly regular occurrences.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The team first measured jaw hardness using nanoindentation, a technique that presses into a material at a microscopic scale.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Bending Spoons, a Milan-based tech company that recently went public, hired a microscopic 0.04% of those who applied last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"This isn't like detecting a needle in a haystack. It's like detecting a microscopic portion of a needle in a haystack," said Steven Manderach, executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The small talk was of the microscopic variety, and although it was good to be with her family, never had the barrier between them felt denser.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing microscopic
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