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few and far between

adjective as in few

adjective as in infrequent

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adjective as in nonexistent

adjective as in rare

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adjective as in scarce

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adjective as in sparse

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Attractive rivals are also few and far between.

From Los Angeles Times

Firstly, specialist public charging facilities for eHGVs are currently few and far between; not just in the UK, but across Europe, and in much of the world.

From BBC

“Thankfully, inpatient cases are few and far between. Wastewater levels, however, are still rising in Los Angeles, so we have not reached the top of this current wave.”

From Los Angeles Times

Truthful and concerning accounts, all of them—but few and far between, spaced out over a span of years to make it seem like these are common rather than exceptional occurrences.

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The raids rendered some L.A. neighborhoods ghost towns, with businesses shuttered and customers few and far between, as people stayed home out of fear of being targeted.

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