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That’s no longer true: A limited number of companies now drive most of its returns as they fuel the buildout of artificial intelligence, and an even smaller handful “chip” in the rest — pun intended.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Delta had only a handful of price categories on the shelf.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
A handful of AI-linked stocks were once driving the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The disconnect shows how Tehran has managed to squelch traffic through the crucial energy chokepoint with relatively little military force, only a handful of drone and missile attacks on ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He grabbed a handful of soapwort leaves, mashed them in water, and washed off the last of the wolverine dung.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
While other children were reaching for fruit snacks, I was sneaking handfuls of Castelvetranos from the appetizer tray.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 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
I have friends who choke down Greek yogurt by the bucketful, who eat handfuls of grilled chicken at a time, who dead lift their own body weight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
On the menu today is spaghetti served with canned vegetables and tomato sauce and flavoured with generous handfuls of spices.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
With frightening suddenness he now began ripping the pages out of the book in handfuls and throwing them in the waste-paper basket.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
