smattering

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Big picture: A smattering of manufacturers are doing pretty well — those involved in artificial intelligence, for instance, and companies such as steelmakers that have been shielded from competition due to U.S. tariffs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Focus will center on a smattering of U.S. data releases, particularly GDP, as investors gauge the performance of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

An AFP team in Longnan saw rows of large rare earths processing plants in an industrial district adjacent to that dense smattering of extraction sites.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Two hundred juniors and seniors—about half white and half black, with a smattering of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds—file into the school auditorium for a midmorning assembly.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose