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icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow
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Much of that progress is due to the work of Chetty, whose use of administrative data collected by government agencies has provided granular answers to questions sociologists and economists have debated for decades.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Liquids can freeze and separate, paint can lose its texture, and granular products can clump from exposure to moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
And practitioners are increasingly arguing that consent for AI agents must be granular, time-limited and easy to revoke, because agents act, not just respond.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Try a liquid fertilizer application for a quick boost and then about a week later apply a slow-release granular garden fertilizer.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Liquids can freeze and separate, paint can lose its texture, and granular products can clump from exposure to moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
And practitioners are increasingly arguing that consent for AI agents must be granular, time-limited and easy to revoke, because agents act, not just respond.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Try a liquid fertilizer application for a quick boost and then about a week later apply a slow-release granular garden fertilizer.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granular. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər 
1
: consisting of grains
2
: having a grainy structure, feel, or appearance
Medical Definition
granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər
1
a
: consisting of or containing granules : having a grainy texture
b
: having granules with an affinity for specific biological stains
granular cytoplasm
2
: having or marked by granulations
granular tissue
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