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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Friction point: Some boulevard gardeners call the permit requirement — and the $50 fee that might come with it — an unnecessary barrier to a small-scale balm for environmental harms and high food prices.
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Indeed, data from JPMorgan underscores that purported disconnect: The bank’s latest report indicates that small-scale traders have continued to backstop the U.S. equity market — even as AAII’s survey flashes warning signs from this group.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Encourage pilot programs, A/B testing and small-scale innovations before rolling out major strategic shifts.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The restaurant then changed suppliers, managing to track down one of the last small-scale, hormone-free chicken farmers in central Texas.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Indeed, data from JPMorgan underscores that purported disconnect: The bank’s latest report indicates that small-scale traders have continued to backstop the U.S. equity market — even as AAII’s survey flashes warning signs from this group.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Encourage pilot programs, A/B testing and small-scale innovations before rolling out major strategic shifts.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The restaurant then changed suppliers, managing to track down one of the last small-scale, hormone-free chicken farmers in central Texas.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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