small wonder
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Small wonder the crown prince has learned to think more before he acts.
Small wonder that Oracle’s revenue growth slowed to a crawl in the 2010s—from $35 billion in 2011 to $40 billion in 2020.
From Barron's
Gibson said his Parkinson’s diagnosis, which was made official in 2015 after his left arm became glued to his side, has made him appreciate every small wonder.
From Los Angeles Times
Small wonder that most politicians shy away from the issue where they can.
From BBC
Small wonder that scientists are reluctant to take a public stand against anti-science claptrap — apart from the risk that by fighting back against partisan interference, scientists could fall into what the Atlantic’s Katherine J. Wu identifies as a Catch-22: running the risk of “advancing the narrative they want to fight — that science in the U.S. is a political endeavor.”
From Los Angeles Times
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