small-scale

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Medium-scale factories and small-scale businesses such as Nadeem's bedding store will likely be the next in line.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

"Planets form from the bottom up, by sticking small-scale planetesimals together. But forming a planet at the edge of the instability zone would be like trying to stick snowflakes together in a hurricane," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

That’s no longer the case, so you would be forgiven for attaching more importance to the small-scale appeal of this adaptation of Irish author Bernard MacLaverty’s 2017 novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Any delay could have big consequences for small-scale cattle farmers like Nompumelelo Ndlovu, who has about 20 animals and makes money from buying and selling them.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

In Mesopotamia, North China, Mexico, and Madagascar, small-scale irrigation systems already existed before the rise of states.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond