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U.S. beef prices are rising due to the smallest cattle herd in over 70 years, leading to 20% of U.S. beef being imported.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Some of the smallest fragments, known as cryptotephra, travel the farthest distances.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

No, the virtues for a life well-lived are taught, modeled and practiced in the daily life of society’s smallest but most important platoons—chief among them the family.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"I appreciate even the smallest little details that most people wouldn't even acknowledge or see going through daily life."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

She pulled up a little classroom chair, the kind used for the smallest students, and sat down in it herself, so that she might speak to the Incorrigibles face-to-face.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood