few drops

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Higgs’s dashcam showed a few drops of rain hitting the windshield of his patrol car about an hour after police arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

She also mixes crumbled bacon and a few drops of black truffle oil to the dish before baking it with a thick layer of freshly chopped bread crumbs.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

As the two sides fought over the pot of elixir, a few drops spilled over and fell in four cities - Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

A quick finger prick and a few drops of blood on a card that can be sent in regular mail.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

A few drops fell, and suddenly the drums broke out again into a panic of hurrying notes; there was a great shout.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley