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Use appropriately sized bins for each size of a towel: a larger one for bath towels, a middle-sized one for hand towels, and a small one for face cloths.—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026 Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, argued that the post-World War II economic and security architecture was breaking down in ways that left middle-sized countries, like Canada, newly exposed.—Willem Marx, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026 That’s enough for most boats and most small to middle-sized campers.—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025 The biggest animals alive today were middle-sized during the Pleistocene.—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025 In doing so, such a policy may also veil opportunities for building better ties with small and middle-sized states by addressing their individual interests.—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024 The Takeaway Turkey’s navy has shown other middle-sized naval forces worldwide that naval air power is now available on a shoestring budget.—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2023 The vase is the perfect middle-sized vase to put on pretty much any surface.—Hannah Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2023