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Today, data centers and a handful of AI-related industries are driving the manufacturing sector, and companies in that sector are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to expand their lineups to capitalize on the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
That’s no longer true: A limited number of companies now drive most of its returns as they fuel the buildout of artificial intelligence, and an even smaller handful “chip” in the rest — pun intended.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Delta had only a handful of price categories on the shelf.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The deals have provided meaningful revenue for a handful of news and magazine publishers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
She cracks another barrel open, takes out a handful of plantains, and distributes them among us.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Mourners on this occasion are invited to cast Lizzie’s stones into the ocean, and handfuls of her ashes go in, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
This dread has been my constant companion ever since I lathered up, rinsed and watched handfuls of dirty blonde strands circle the drain three weeks ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
On the menu today is spaghetti served with canned vegetables and tomato sauce and flavoured with generous handfuls of spices.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Cooks add canned tomatoes and peppers with handfuls of spices, stirring the sauce with giant spoons.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Papa pushed me along, handing me several handfuls of strawberries he picked from my row.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
