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Example Sentences

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So we’ve curated a handful of free wellness activities for the month of May to keep you stretched, sane and grounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

This new world is working well for a handful of sportsbooks, and for prediction markets that function as sportsbooks while enjoying a friendlier regulatory environment.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Only a handful of the major consumer magazine publishers that were around in 2006 remain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

By absorbing Xoma, Ligand’s total portfolio would more than double in size to more than 200 drugs and experimental treatments, including a handful of medicines on the market and several in late-stage studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

I grab a handful of brown paper towels and do my best to dry my hair a bit.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell