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Rather, it is picked up microscopically—usually from a urine sample taken for another purpose at a healthcare provider's office.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025 -
By microscopically studying Bennu, researchers have also been able to find that the asteroid's geology has changed over the years due to interactions with water and ice.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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When the mask slipped or seemed to slip in the breakup video, however minutely, their counterparts — gay shitposters — pissed through the gap.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Each loop is then placed in an infinitesimally tiny well in a microchip, which can have 25 million of those wells.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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These ultra-sensitive sensors can detect infinitesimally small traces of magnetic and gravitational signals from within the earth.—
Paul Smith-Goodson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Engaging with books concerned with ambivalence and uncertainty are, almost imperceptibly, a way of remaining ourselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Use a milk frother to blend it imperceptibly in your drink and add a dash of your favorite natural sweetener.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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For families This is the rare wilderness lodge where kids aren't just tolerated—they're given the kind of freedom that barely exists anymore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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So far, that promise has barely materialized.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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Another 1,000 units are attributed to traditional album sales, while song sales contribute minimally to the overall sum.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Path of destruction In the Caribbean, hotter-than-average waters paired with minimally disruptive winds higher in the atmosphere to create the perfect fuel and prime conditions for Melissa to strengthen.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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By then, most of the pool players were being priced out of the neighborhood, invisibly forced to vacate the premises to let in a new generation.—
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
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This year’s best movies feel plugged in, inextricably connected to forces bigger than the ordinary faces of local and private authority—and confrontationally so, with a sense of danger and urgency amid forms of pressure that are all the more terrifying for acting invisibly and inexorably.—
JUSTIN CHANG,
New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2025
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There was a scarcely believable 5-4 victory over Lyon in the Europa League quarter-final thanks to two goals in stoppage time in extra time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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If the logic of Cowichan is upheld, there is scarcely a landholding in British Columbia—or much of the rest of Canada—for which ownership is secure.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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