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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described those carrying out settler attacks as a handful of misguided young people: "150 juvenile delinquents", he's called them, or "70 teenagers from broken homes".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Almeida also likes a handful of software names, noting some parts of the sector “need very little growth to generate returns for shareholders,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Earlier this year, a handful of West Virginia legislators pushed to add some “bumpers” to the program to safeguard public funds.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
It is one of a handful of MacKenzie’s designs in the U.S.—the most well-known being Augusta National, host of the annual Masters tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In and of itself it was a remarkable fact: The catastrophe was foreseeable, yet only a handful noticed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
"We call it rotting out," says Fererro, now wearing a white laboratory coat as he adds handfuls of seagrass to the Calshot tank.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
After a litany of stressful events, I couldn’t handle more handfuls of hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Most grabbed small handfuls of items, such as prepared foods to go and drinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Cooks add canned tomatoes and peppers with handfuls of spices, stirring the sauce with giant spoons.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
He looks at the handfuls of sticks he’s holding.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
