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The handful of tracks that qualify as “rock” do little to quicken the pulse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Their representatives have only held a handful of rounds of talks, with the next one slated to be hosted by Abu Dhabi next week.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Managers don't want to risk untried young players when they know that a handful of defeats could cost them their job.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
The first is that indexes like the S&P 500 have become heavily weighted toward a handful of megacap companies, most of which have their fortunes tied up with the AI trade.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
She’d gone to a handful of parties there not long after her first death, when she was always ravenous and East Tenth Street was “uptown.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
He said it had alerted "handfuls" of bodies, and that it was aware of a "couple of impacts".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The argument is that the variety packs of 120 mini Halloween candies run between $18 and $20 — but they don’t necessarily serve 100 kids, because trick-or-treaters tend to grab handfuls.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Dozens of Khan supporters gathered near the private hospital, while others flung handfuls of red flower petals at passing cars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
A few handfuls of oats, pistachios or pecans, butter, maple syrup.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Day by day she sat beside her tom gunny sack selling handfuls of nuts and berries, growing progressively older, more ragged, less healthy.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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