scanty
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“My success in life has not been derived from superior abilities, or extensive knowledge, a very small and scanty share of either having fallen to my lot,” Willing wrote in a short autobiography in 1786.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the details were vague or scanty, while China made no formal announcement on any trade deal.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
Much of it was placed underground and reliable analysis on how much they have is scanty, but Shapiro believed the Chinese might have 1.2 billion barrels stockpiled — 104 days of storage.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
While a few successful experiments had been reported by hobbyists in Australia and Germany, details were scanty.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
Prior to the encounter of Voyager 1 with Titan in November 1980, our information about Titan was scanty and tantalizing.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
“Less prominent victims of Chinese censorship would have scantier chances of redress.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Data on the efficacy of sugar taxes are scantier, but the available evidence shows that they, too, lower consumption.
From Economist ● Jul. 26, 2018
This means less room for others who might be seeking psychiatric care, while at the same time, states have cut billions from mental health, leaving even scantier outpatient systems.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2017
As for Gunn, it was seven years before he made another film, “Personal Problems,” which was done with an even scantier budget and never released at all.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 15, 2016
It is a curious river—full of currents and shifting sand—the water getting scantier as you descend.
From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Paine, Albert Bigelow
The Seahawks still have the scantiest of playoff hopes remaining — less than 0.1% according to FiveThirtyEight.com.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
He makes assertions with the scantiest of proof, but delivered with utter certainty.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2016
And they made only the scantiest mention of any history of disputation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012
On the scantiest of evidence, scholars espoused the idea that ancient Greek athletes were all “amateurs” who competed without reward except for wreaths.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2012
He had left Elsie a small portion of bread,—hardly enough to serve for the scantiest of breakfasts.
From A Vendetta of the Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
Vocabulary lists containing scanty
On the Origin of Species
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"Declaration of Sentiments," Vocabulary from the public document
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