scaled-down
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It’s a beastly undertaking, even though the Olympic course is a scaled-down, spectator-friendly version of much more grueling skimo courses.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
In response, nuclear proponents have pinned their hopes on scaled-down plants known as small modular reactors, arguing they can be built faster and more cheaply than larger ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
There’s a worry that customer service will be shaky at the scaled-down IRS.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
The ministry had been operating a scaled-down tour of the JSA, which houses inter-Korean meeting buildings and a section of the border, for "policy customers".
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
Father would set the problem of ratios to me, in which I would have to convert the figures for a full- length original to a scaled-down model.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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