smattering

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Staff economists and a smattering of Fed governors and bank presidents mentioned a “dangerous virus in China,” as San Francisco Fed chief Mary Daly put it.

From MarketWatch

I hear a cello, and soon musician David Low stands before me, recounting the day the flames began and the rush to remove his young son from school to help rescue a smattering of heirlooms.

From Los Angeles Times

They were interrupted by a smattering of applause.

From Literature

The run-up has seen none of the feverish public rallies that Suu Kyi could command, with just a smattering of low-key events.

From Barron's

The smattering of small earthquakes in Southern California generated significant, not altogether unwarranted, attention last year.

From Los Angeles Times