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Several exchange-traded funds have also attracted investors’ attention, especially the handful that offer exposure to SpaceX.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

For years, you’ve been telling yourself something every time you supported a small business – that your dollars meant something, that you weren’t pouring every dollar into the same handful of giants.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Bank of Montreal, one of a handful of big lenders that together control most of Canada’s banking assets, is increasing its dividend by C$0.04 to C$1.71 a share for the new quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"Verhoeven is going to be a handful but unfortunately for him he's fighting one of the best to ever do it. So I can't see anything else other than an Usyk victory."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The former chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns, and a Wall Street legend, Greenberg still kept an office at the firm and acted as a broker for a handful of presumably special investors.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis