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Peptides are small proteins that our bodies normally produce and that have long been used to treat medical conditions, including diabetes.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Port of Long Beach signed an agreement with federal regulators to explore building a small nuclear reactor to power the port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“It was a long and arduous process for Peacock to reach profitability, and this is obviously a very important step for their business, but one small step in a much larger journey,” Katz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
With elections this close and millions of voters in the state, small tweaks to the election rules can make all the difference.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Today there were three small berries nestled together at the back of her head.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Instead of trying to make transistors smaller, the company laid out a method for stacking circuits to cram more computing power into a single chip footprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
They also divide money into different pots, including savings and smaller funds for predictable spending like haircuts.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
But the smaller chip company’s new product announcements show there’s fierce competition in the market for central processing units as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Its reach is much smaller than other rivals like Netflix, which has about 80 million households in the U.S. and Canada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Within an hour, though, the cities gave way to much smaller towns and villages, and they saw more creatures, fewer people.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest last year covered the smallest area since MapBiomas records began in 1985.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
While the country waited for the team's arrival, celebrations continued overnight from Madrid to Spain's smallest villages on Sunday night.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
People who consumed the largest total amounts showed a more rapid decline in cognitive abilities than those who consumed the smallest amounts.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
“The smallest feline,” he said, “is a masterpiece.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Pineapple, my favorite!” he said, as if the smallest thing could make him happy.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French