small-scale

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But across the island, small-scale farmers and cooperatives already operate as private entrepreneurs, growing food, managing their own production and selling to local markets, most of which have been privatized.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 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

Some small-scale, independent news sites founded in the past five years have built audiences via a crowdfunding model, though they still face political and financial pressures.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

There have been small-scale clashes in parts of the city this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Prediction in history, as in other historical sciences, is most feasible on large spatial scales and over long times, when the unique features of millions of small-scale brief events become averaged out.

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