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The phrase "are smaller than normal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is below the usual size or standard measurement.
Example: "The shoes I ordered are smaller than normal, so I need to exchange them for a larger size."
Alternatives: "are below average size" or "are less than typical size."
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Hypochromic microcytic anemias, characterized by the presence in the circulating blood of red cells that are smaller than normal and poorly filled with hemoglobin, fall into two main categories.
Iron is required for hemoglobin formation; if the supply is insufficient to produce normal quantities of hemoglobin, the bone marrow ultimately is forced to produce cells that are smaller than normal and poorly filled with hemoglobin.
In fact, as Dr. Maloni's study showed, there is good evidence that bed rest in pregnancy can cause harm, resulting in more than a dozen consequences, including babies who are smaller than normal and mothers who are too weak and tired to care for them.
Research indicates that the benefits of IF may be similar to those of caloric restriction (CR) in which there are regular meals, but portions are smaller than normal.
Zika is highly contagious and can result in a severe birth defect called microcephaly, which results in children being born with abnormally sized heads that are smaller than normal heads.
Fat is energy-rich, with 9 kcal/g (38 kJ/g) compared to 4 kcal/g (17 kJ/g) for carbohydrate or protein, so portions on the ketogenic diet are smaller than normal.
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As a result, the equivalent speed of sound is smaller than normal air.
In a previous GCEP study, the research team genetically engineered plants with reduced lignin that were smaller than normal.
Some of the oranges that survived are expected to be smaller than normal.
The newborn's health is being constantly monitored and initial tests confirm that "its head circumference is smaller than normal and that it has microcephaly", Castillo added.
This analysis differs with Micah Cohen's of the New York Times who found that bounces have been receding in recent years and that Obama's bounce is smaller than normal.
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