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The technique could be used both in large centralized facilities and in smaller local systems that take advantage of waste heat from major industrial operations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The “zoo,” in which otherworldly lifeforms such as socket-seeking eye midges and toxic gas ticks are kept, is a smaller version of Prodigy’s containment lab on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Lyft, the smaller of the two, was first out of the gate with an IPO that didn’t live up to its hype.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

He does not agree that smaller class sizes is a good response to falling pupil numbers - arguing that research suggests this only has an impact if numbers drop below 20 per class.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

For a long time, when he was smaller, he hadn't understood about the No Candy line.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry