small-scale
adjective
1
: small in scope
especially
: small in output or operation
2
of a map
: having a scale (such as one inch to 25 miles) that permits plotting of comparatively little detail and shows mainly large features
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While small-scale initiatives within a community don’t have the same influence as nationwide or statewide laws, often an effort that begins in just one neighborhood can be the start of something that changes the entire country, or even the world.
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Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
No longer limited to small-scale laboratories and solo inventors, the challenge of Chinese computing was taken up by engineers, linguists, and entrepreneurs across Asia, the United States, and Europe—including Yeh’s adoptive home of Silicon Valley.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
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Tom Steyer, Fortune, 28 May 2024
No longer limited to small-scale laboratories and solo inventors, the challenge of Chinese computing was taken up by engineers, linguists, and entrepreneurs across Asia, the United States, and Europe—including Yeh’s adoptive home of Silicon Valley.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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