small-scale
adjective
1
: small in scope
especially
: small in output or operation
2
of a map
: having a scale (such as one inch to 25 miles) that permits plotting of comparatively little detail and shows mainly large features
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Indeed, some actors have already begun small-scale deployments.
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Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Easterly said the agency has observed some small-scale incidents during the early voting period, such as severe wet weather and criminal destruction of ballot boxes.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jake Piazza,annie Nova,rebecca Picciotto,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Does a small-scale human drama now qualify as an eccentric, unclassifiable studio release?
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Shrink down to small-scale pieces that don't obstruct your view of the surrounding room.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Easterly said the agency has observed some small-scale incidents during the early voting period, such as severe wet weather and criminal destruction of ballot boxes.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jake Piazza,annie Nova,rebecca Picciotto,ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Does a small-scale human drama now qualify as an eccentric, unclassifiable studio release?
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Shrink down to small-scale pieces that don't obstruct your view of the surrounding room.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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