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icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow
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This granular account of the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development, written by a former senior official, draws on internal records and firsthand observations to depict how the government agency was systematically taken apart.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
This calls for a far more granular and more dynamic security contract than anything a password or biometric was ever meant to enforce.
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Methodology Dune, an official Kalshi partner, maintains a repository of historic prediction market data that can be broken down by betting categories, timeframes and other granular details using SQL code queries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
On Wednesday, Leerhsen cited more granular data to demonstrate recent improvements in public safety on the city’s trains and buses.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
This calls for a far more granular and more dynamic security contract than anything a password or biometric was ever meant to enforce.
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Methodology Dune, an official Kalshi partner, maintains a repository of historic prediction market data that can be broken down by betting categories, timeframes and other granular details using SQL code queries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
On Wednesday, Leerhsen cited more granular data to demonstrate recent improvements in public safety on the city’s trains and buses.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granular. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər 
1
: consisting of grains
2
: having a grainy structure, feel, or appearance
Medical Definition
granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər
1
a
: consisting of or containing granules : having a grainy texture
b
: having granules with an affinity for specific biological stains
granular cytoplasm
2
: having or marked by granulations
granular tissue
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