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smallish

[smaw-lish] / ˈsmɔ lɪʃ /


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“It’s a smallish club and it does get really cliquey,” said Pamela Andres, a former general manager at SYC who quit in 2022, stressed out over member misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A smallish example is water companies in the United Kingdom, where years of strong performance masked budding problems with pollution and customer dissatisfaction.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Ranchi, smallish by Indian standards, is full to the brim, and some journalists have been slung out of their hotels.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

You may have heard during the last few days about the resignation by the president of a smallish university in New England.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

When they reached the corner, they saw the man in the blue sweater walking up the stairs to the third floor, carrying a smallish rectangular package.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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