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Example Sentences
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Yet the company, which usually raised prices on only a handful of items each January, took the across-the-board price increases because wages, material costs, shipping and other expenses have all climbed.
Due to their elevated roles in society, only a handful of North Korea’s hackers or cyber operatives are known to have defected over the decades.
The U.S. stock market’s dependence on a handful of Big Tech stocks is being tested in 2026.
From MarketWatch
Defeat left England still searching for a first major away success under coach Steve Borthwick and with only a handful of chances left for such a win before the 2027 World Cup in Australia.
From Barron's
He started with roughly $2,000 spread across a handful of low-cost ETFs, and has scaled up from there.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.