miniature
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Among the key specimens on display is a miniature model of a Crystal Palace dinosaur, alongside other objects that show how early scientists and artists understood the prehistoric world.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
In this case, the atom behaves much like a miniature heat engine, or more specifically, a "light engine."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
When I made the tiny dancer in my music box turn pirouette after pirouette, I was captivated by more than just her pretty miniature tutu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This pinhole projector will show you the shadow being cast on the Sun replicated in miniature.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
They were colorful little cookies shaped like miniature hamburgers.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Most of these miniatures and tone poems were inspired by Hopkins’ childhood — his parents, his hometown, the day the circus came.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In the once-bare space above the bedroom’s mantel, which holds a Louis XVI-style clock, gold-framed pictures and miniatures of family members and friends hang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
The two accompanied one another as they walked through bookcases filled with leather-bound volumes, before inspecting some of the miniatures made especially for the world's largest dollhouse.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Thanks to a melange of practical effects, matte paintings, miniatures, models and costly, groundbreaking special effects, Donner achieved a superhero movie that looks unlike anything made in the decades since.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025
He had ledges full of Star Wars miniatures, and a huge The Empire Strikes Back poster on his wall.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
Vocabulary lists containing miniature
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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