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Example Sentences

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Deploying FDEs only makes financial and strategic sense for a handful of companies, McCardel, who left Palantir in 2018, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

A squeeze of lemon sharpens, a handful of dill or parsley brightens, fried shallots or breadcrumbs add texture, a drizzle of oil or aioli brings richness.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

One French- and another Japanese-owned vessel are among a handful of vessels to have crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, maritime tracking data showed Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Appearing in Thologolong and its surrounds recently, however, were a handful of road signs graffitied with Freeman's name – something Janice Newnham told the BBC she'd thought was "somebody's April Fool's Day joke".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He stooped for a handful of snow to cool his burning face.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver