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But the smallness and lockstep defeatism of so much commentary on the war also stems from the normal human tendency to interpret today’s big thing as another version of yesterday’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"From the very first moment anybody sees this animal one is staggered by its extreme smallness," says Dieudonné.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

Things that never were include: air never breathed, “mountains never climbed” and John Muir’s sense of smallness in the presence of a mountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The smallness of Cairo, she said, allows her to see patients as they grow — chatting up the kids when the mothers or siblings come for appointments.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2024

The beauty of what we do is its secrecy, its smallness.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison