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Beyond live match broadcasts on four massive screens, the festival features an 8,000-capacity amphitheater, concerts, cultural programming tied to matches of the day, food booths, family-friendly games, mini soccer pitches, face-painting and interactive activations.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026 -
Building a mini cosmos Professor Giovanni Barontini of the University of Birmingham and his team created the miniature universe using a cloud of 24,000 ultracold atoms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Over billions of years, the galaxy probably collided with smaller dwarf galaxies, which brought in fresh gas and stars and helped build up the outer spiral arms.—
Lisa Kewley,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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Semi-dwarf varieties grow to between 3 and 8 feet tall, while giant sunflowers grow at least 8 feet tall.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
11 May 2026
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Olah is a boyish, elfin prodigy who, at nineteen, met Amodei on his first visit to the Bay Area.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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That effort also brought back the rare frosted elfin butterfly for the first time in decades.—
Diana Stralberg,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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The couple’s diminutive chihuahua, Willow, has also become something of a local celebrity.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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While an archery set is a more conventional instrument of death, it’s wielded with eerie poise by one diminutive villain played by Yayan Ruhian.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Then again, that’s a smallish sample size and there were some true bangers in the years right before, so the jury is still out.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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By 1900, the Irish-speaking areas were a ragged patchwork of smallish standalone zones, clinging to the island’s western and southern shores.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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Her micro-bakery operation quickly scaled out to the whole student body, and even extended into the broader Dallas area.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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To complete the off-the-shoulder look, Hadid's glam team gave her blunt micro bangs in black.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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Tucked on a petite hillside parcel, the slate-gray house is accessed through a spacious porch and a yellow front door.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
9 June 2026
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Matching sets can be tricky for petite shoppers like myself, but this one has a pants inseam that ranges from 24 to 25 inches depending on the size.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Built with water-resistant polyester, this spacious duffel has a dedicated shoe compartment, an end pocket for wet or dirty clothes, a multi-pocket compression panel for organization, and an interior divider curtain that can be removed to hold bulky clothes or outdoor gear.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Minikin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minikin. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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