small

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They added an ADU that’s ‘not too big’ and ‘not too small’ to their L.A. fixer-upper She wanted more than a guesthouse for her sister.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

People say to me, 'He's too small' and this and that but the guy is bigger than Muhammad Ali, he's bigger than Mike Tyson and he's bigger than Holyfield.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2021

“I would literally just say ‘please, no plus ones… I want to keep this party small’ or something like that.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2018

“The first thing they see is ‘Wow — that kid is really small’ and it’s been the same my whole life,” Dhooghe said.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2017

Number, with its 'infinitely small' and its 'infinite total,' is a power of which a small part only is known to you, while its extent evades you.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de