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Only a small handful of little-known candidates, who were unlikely to get much support, were allowed to stand.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
It came to prominence recently as "Tehran's tollbooth" -- a stopping-off point for the handful of vessels that Iran approved to exit or enter the Gulf during its initial blockade earlier in the war.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Victims of Communism has received a handful of government grants in the past, but for much smaller sums.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Microsoft, which helped usher in the AI boom, is now part of a growing cohort of voices criticizing the concentration of power among a handful of AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Wolf wriggled and snapped until Torak manage to explain that he had to stay with Renn, who settled the matter by producing a handful of dried lingonberries from her food pouch.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"We call it rotting out," says Fererro, now wearing a white laboratory coat as he adds handfuls of seagrass to the Calshot tank.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
This dread has been my constant companion ever since I lathered up, rinsed and watched handfuls of dirty blonde strands circle the drain three weeks ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Most grabbed small handfuls of items, such as prepared foods to go and drinks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
On the menu today is spaghetti served with canned vegetables and tomato sauce and flavoured with generous handfuls of spices.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
With frightening suddenness he now began ripping the pages out of the book in handfuls and throwing them in the waste-paper basket.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
