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Example Sentences

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She scours the literature for diagnostic tools that show promise in clinical trials, and only a handful make the cut.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Massie also joined with Democrats - and a handful of Republicans - to force Trump's Department of Justice to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Pressure on global bond yields is easing, oil prices are down and stock futures are up after a handful of ships reportedly passed through the Strait of Hormuz overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

This rip-roaring AI-powered bull market has already overcome a handful of potentially existential challenges, from the 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to last year’s tariff tantrum.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

We have to go with Clare to a dark place—a very dark place indeed—a place where few foxes and only a handful of elk and absolutely no badgers have ever gone before.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman