in a small way
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: to a small extent or degree
In a small way, the experience helped me understand what it's like to be homeless.
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Substance use experts say incentive programs that reward participants, even in a small way, can have a powerful effect particularly with meth users.
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Angela Hart | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
And such cooperation could, in a small way, help to stabilize the U.S.-Chinese relationship.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
The race to stave off disaster in Ukraine’s war against Russia is unfolding in the battle-scarred fields and forests of Eastern Europe and, in a small way, a quiet wooded area of southwest Finland.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
The advent of the internet promised, in a small way, to make Niue and its 2,000 or so residents more connected to the rest of the world.
—Jacob Judah, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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Angela Hart | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
And such cooperation could, in a small way, help to stabilize the U.S.-Chinese relationship.
—Nathan Levine, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
The race to stave off disaster in Ukraine’s war against Russia is unfolding in the battle-scarred fields and forests of Eastern Europe and, in a small way, a quiet wooded area of southwest Finland.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
The advent of the internet promised, in a small way, to make Niue and its 2,000 or so residents more connected to the rest of the world.
—Jacob Judah, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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“In a small way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20small%20way. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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