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Only a handful of "Vos Estis Lux Mundi" - meaning "You Are the Light of the World" in Latin - inquiries have been undertaken around the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kelker-Kelly made his official debut in “Another World” in 1987 and appeared in more than 400 episodes in a handful of roles until 1998, according to the actor’s IMDb page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Netflix also has some NFL games and a handful of Major League Baseball games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
High-Yield Index option-adjusted spread, also show spreads are tight and have only been tighter a handful of times.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Mama doesn’t have time to check my letters anymore now that the babies are a handful.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Inevitably, I’ll finish my Red Vines before the movie has even started and then Alison will begrudgingly allow me to have a few handfuls of her popcorn, but she is not happy about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Dozens of Khan supporters gathered near the private hospital, while others flung handfuls of red flower petals at passing cars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Chilled sweet peas and ribbons of summer zucchini are tossed separately with olive oil, more lemon juice and handfuls of fresh herbs.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
It was, in effect, a couple of handfuls of stocks stuffed into a can and then left undisturbed for at least 10 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
He that said “I bleed,” he reached up to the sun and pulled out handfuls of excrement from the bowels of the sun, and with that dung made the hills and valleys of the earth.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
