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When looked at microscopically, there were patterns that suggested the possibility of life on Mars at one time.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Corintis The simulation and optimization software developed by Corintis is used to design a network of microscopically small channels on cold plates.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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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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In Dmitry Kireev’s lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researchers are developing imperceptibly thin graphene tattoos capable of monitoring your vital signs and more.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025
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Also, imperceptibly at first, aerobic capacity begins to lessen, flexibility decreases, ligaments stiffen.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Soft polymers stretch easily but generate little force, while stiffer ones produce force yet barely move.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Jan. 2026
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Zayn turned his attention to Trick with a dive to the outside where Williams barely caught him.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And while the club has added to that group only minimally so far, a good portion of those players will be relied upon again in 2026.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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Keep your water faucets dripping, wrap your pipes in minimally heated areas with piping insulation, and leave doors open to allow heat to flow through your home.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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However, a much more significant threat is quietly and invisibly building in the ground.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Eilean Shona is a tidal island, physically (though usually invisibly) attached to the mainland, to the Rough Bounds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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For someone who loves avant-garde design, there could scarcely be a better everyday watch.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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While a much smaller state, Mississippi spends scarcely half of what California does yet does a better job of teaching children to read.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
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