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Example Sentences

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The parallel is hard to miss, as a handful of companies race to develop staggeringly powerful cognitive systems with no public accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

There are a handful of exceptions when a player would be able to come straight back on:

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“The more high-quality businesses that reach public markets, the greater the chance that a handful will compound at outsized rates and anchor index returns over a decade or more.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

It could come down to a handful of votes, he said.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Coal waited a few seconds, then picked up another handful of gravel and got ready to pelt at the window a second time.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste