sparsely

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The mine is projected to lift Canadian exports by C$2.6 billion a year and support close to 2,000 jobs, while also bringing economic benefits to indigenous communities in the sparsely populated region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The first families from outside the islands only settled in 1969, encouraged by the government who feared losing control of the sparsely populated territory.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Levy plays Nicky, a pastor at a sparsely attended suburban New Jersey church of no evident denomination.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

In the sparsely populated Kuiper Belt, these distant bodies drift with relatively few collisions, allowing fragile structures to survive.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

It was sparsely furnished but swept as clean as a monk’s room.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat