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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At the same time, small-scale farmers and cooperatives are working to restore soil health by reintegrating cows and other grazing animals into sustainable farming practices to produce more high-quality, environmentally friendly meat.
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Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Perhaps nowhere is this better illustrated than in Africa, where Joel Nana, a project manager at Sustainable Energy Africa in Cape Town, has been leading an effort to help countries regulate and integrate the explosion of small-scale solar.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Most Hollywood stars make their red carpet debuts in their late teens or early 20s, usually without much fanfare and at relatively small-scale events.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024
These small-scale fission facilities are a fraction of the size of a traditional nuclear plant, quicker to fire up, and less expensive to build.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Perhaps nowhere is this better illustrated than in Africa, where Joel Nana, a project manager at Sustainable Energy Africa in Cape Town, has been leading an effort to help countries regulate and integrate the explosion of small-scale solar.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
Most Hollywood stars make their red carpet debuts in their late teens or early 20s, usually without much fanfare and at relatively small-scale events.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024
These small-scale fission facilities are a fraction of the size of a traditional nuclear plant, quicker to fire up, and less expensive to build.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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