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Companies are launching smaller and cheaper products, offering value packages and reversing price increases to appeal to cash-strapped consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But Europe's defence industry is dominated by American tech giants and Mistral is a much smaller player.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Researchers warn that nitrate-poor conditions may favor smaller plankton species in the future.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Recent drawdowns include smaller taps in the 2011 due to the Libyan crisis and in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

“A gray whale. It’s the beginning of their migration season. I think there are two of them. A mother and a calf, if I had to guess. See the smaller one, in front?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy