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CoinMarketCap data, which aggregates prices from a handful of crypto exchanges, showed $LAPTOP’s price soared out of the gate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
When Zaggle started her business in southern Santorini about a decade ago, she sold a handful of pieces a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
I was a sophomore in college who’d written a handful of things maybe worth reading, but Marsh treated me like a peer and a colleague.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
In a statement, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a handful of officers were treated at the scene for injuries, none of which were serious.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He came back with a knob of flour in a twist of paper and a handful of oats in a small bag.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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
Workers bend the branches down with a hook-shaped tool made of PVC pipe, helping people reach handfuls of cherries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
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
But Pascal is always more interested in poking through the flour sacks, and he sometimes takes small handfuls of Carnation milk powder.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
