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They found no juveniles, suggesting that the known population is extremely sparse.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

But research showing cognitive benefits in humans is sparse, as is that on cell repair and longevity — a category that’s particularly hard to study anyway.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Dashwoods are forced to move into a sparse little cottage and make the best of their much-reduced income.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

However, starts became sparse last term under Vincenzo Italiano, making just 17 in the league.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“No worry, no worry,” Generose said in her sparse English, raising her hands.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

New entries are sparser now than in the years following the Covid pandemic, when the auto industry ground to a halt, and in the aftermath of the auto industry crisis of the 2007-09 recession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

However, Williams said, there are important differences between regions where fires erupt in forests with abundant vegetation fuel and regions like Southern California, where fires often burn through sparser shrubs and grasses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

Since then, not much is known of her personal life and her film appearances have grown sparser.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024

While experts had previously speculated that Gigantopithecus was driven to extinction as their preferred forest habitats became sparser, the known fossils of the ape lacked defined dates to test the idea.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 10, 2024

The year brought forth little according to the entries which became sparser as the year wore on.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

In this case, the error is making a call based on the sparsest of evidence.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 15, 2021

There is the couple with two daughters, known until recently by only the sparsest of details: They’d moved into the big house that replaced the old house that was razed after its original owner died.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2020

Turnouts for elections in 2014, 2015 and 2016 ranked among the sparsest in Indiana and broke local records for all-time lows.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2018

That said, the rest of the freestyle – which lasts nearly eight minutes, set to the sparsest of backings – has little or nothing to do with Trump.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2016

It’s the sparsest bed I’ve ever seen: small and pale yellow with a sheet, a topsheet, and one pillow.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini