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Example Sentences
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The 28-year-old did manage to land a handful of shots, however, and the fact the contest stretched into the sixth round was an unflattering reflection on Joshua.
From BBC
“What we see in Minnesota is not a handful of bad actors committing crimes. It’s a staggering industrial-scale fraud,” Thompson said at a news conference Thursday.
Mr Quittenton-Shaw said experts struggled to value the buttons as there are only a handful of them in the world.
From BBC
With a generous handful of hay and some firm nudges, stud farm workers in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region coax a bay horse onto a lorry that will evacuate the animal to safety.
From Barron's
Farke's side are always a handful at home and will relish the challenge of getting another good result on Saturday, but I can see this being a very close contest.
From BBC
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