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inch

[inch] / ɪntʃ /
NOUN
one-twelfth of a foot/2.54 centimeters measured
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After this process, the crystal grew to about 100 nanometers, or roughly 250,000 times smaller than an inch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Still, despite all these problems, experts foresee metro use continuing to inch up incrementally.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The region was soaked this weekend by a storm that dropped a quarter-inch to an inch of rain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had expected sentiment to inch lower in April, to a reading of 52.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“Everywhere else they’re perfect, but this side’s about half an inch higher than that.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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