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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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The title may have the tang of a prog-rock album, but the book is witty, minutely detailed, and braced by common sense—a welcome gift in an often obsessive environment.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The statements are minutely detailed, suggesting the military keeps a close eye on its finances.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 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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The dynamic between them begins to shift—imperceptibly, naturally, painfully.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Although the closures account for barely 1% of Starbucks’ footprint, the cost-cutting includes the layoffs of roughly 900 employees.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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So only one overwhelmed person at a time was allowed to weep when daily frustrations piled up, like barely being able to keep up with a busy lunch crowd or when the aluminum on the bottom of the pan burned and ruined the custard, forcing them to throw it away and waste dozens of eggs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Frozen vegetables are minimally processed to remove inedible parts and extend their shelf life.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
19 Sep. 2025
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Fertility rates among women in their early 30s declined only minimally and actually rose modestly for those aged 35 to 49.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Hypothermia and high-altitude pulmonary edema invisibly patrol the peak, which a pair of Poles were the first to reach, in 1937.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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To forgo vaccinations proven to prevent deadly and debilitating diseases is to accept the possibility of these grim outcomes—which parents haven’t had to think about for decades, as mass immunization has invisibly done its job.—
Jamie Ducharme,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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His general advice to people attempting to craft humane, precise, and literate prose has scarcely aged, and his own bracing style still informs and delights.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The finish to a season is scarcely more predictive than the start of the season.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Insignificantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificantly. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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