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smallest

  • superlative
    of small.
    small
    adjective
    of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little.
  • a word form of small.
    small
    adjective
    of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little.

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When Michelle told Alan that she was considering taking up Mahjong earlier this year, he told her he was already plotting the world’s smallest set.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

For the second consecutive season, the team in baseball’s smallest market posted baseball’s best record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

A bit is the smallest unit of data that can be stored.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

But it does place a Konyak-language film from one of India's smallest states inside a global conversation from which such stories have been almost entirely absent.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The person in front of me points directly at the targeted spot below the smallest waterfall.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera