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In 2023, the FDA placed 19 peptides in Category 2, which already included a handful of substances the agency considered to be dangerous.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

For years, some on Wall Street — including Rob Arnott, chair of Research Affiliates — have warned that the S&P 500 has become heavily weighted toward a handful of corporate behemoths with high valuations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

One French- and another Japanese-owned vessel are among a handful of vessels to have crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, maritime tracking data showed Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Appearing in Thologolong and its surrounds recently, however, were a handful of road signs graffitied with Freeman's name – something Janice Newnham told the BBC she'd thought was "somebody's April Fool's Day joke".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He sent Yao for abombelt capsules again, and he returned with a handful of blue-and-white ones in a plastic sachet with no writing.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo