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Activists say the real death toll may never be known, with users and small-time peddlers gunned down almost daily in mysterious slumland killings blamed on vigilantes and turf wars.
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Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Stop allowing small-time animal attractions to exhibit them.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Prada’s rise from small-time leather goods company to global recognition roughly followed Bertelli’s childhood—he was born in 1988, and his mother showed her first women’s ready-to-wear collection that year.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
Reduce taxes 5-10% for small-time property owners (not corporations), small business owners and an annual 10% rental rebate from the state on top of tax return.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Stop allowing small-time animal attractions to exhibit them.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Prada’s rise from small-time leather goods company to global recognition roughly followed Bertelli’s childhood—he was born in 1988, and his mother showed her first women’s ready-to-wear collection that year.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
Reduce taxes 5-10% for small-time property owners (not corporations), small business owners and an annual 10% rental rebate from the state on top of tax return.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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