as in specks
a very small piece
surreptitiously removed a flyspeck of dirt from the china
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After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Now for other people whose crepe myrtles look like yours, black bark and white specks are classic signs of crepe myrtle scales.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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This uncanny coincidence — that the Earth’s radiation lines up with the energies of carbon dioxide’s mixed vibrational/rotational quantum state — is how this tiny trace of molecules, mere flecks in the air, completely dominates our climate.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Its black and white or brown flecks convey a fresh, modern feel that's ideal for breaking away from the tyranny of basics.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
24 Aug. 2025
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This area of open magnetic fields more easily releases charged particles into space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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It is composed of smaller particles called quarks and gluons, bound by the strong interaction.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, since the batteries and motor are not integrated into the frame, as is common now, those bits can be easily upgraded or easily removed from the bike altogether.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This will loosen any bits on the bottom of the oven.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Future clogs can be prevents by not flushing foods like grease, coffee grounds, or food scraps down your drain that can solidify.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Cocktails continue the theme, crafted from scraps into drinks like the Beet Gin Fizz and Dilly Vesper.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lastly, fracturing of granite was measured under a microscope to see how much the grains had broken.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Those results get fed directly into climate models to better represent how variations in tiny grains influence the nature of the entire planet.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even so, with a $94 million deficit forecasted in 2027, Levine Cava warned commissioners earlier this month that Miami-Dade would have to use one-time funding patches to bring back charity grants in 2026.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Hawthorne Blue quilt has a patchwork-like appearance that mixes and matches several patches of plaid blue fabric together for a homey, personalized feel.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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Removing Burned Stains From A Toaster Sweet toaster pastries and other foods can melt and stick to interior surfaces of a toaster, attracting crumbs that burn during cooking.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Doughnut comes with an apple cinnamon filling, caramel icing, cinnamon cookie crumbs and white drizzle, while the Caramel Churro Doughnut is coated in cinnamon sugar and topped with caramel icing.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Flyspecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyspecks. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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