scant
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True, the 10-year and two-year Treasury bills are safely un-inverted now, but corporate bond spreads relative to Treasuries are tight, offering investors scant upside for additional risk.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Despite all the avoidable deaths and harms that have been revealed by these investigations, they see scant evidence that anyone in positions of authority has been held to account.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
A red hat here and there, a scant handful of Trump T-shirts, and very little talk of politics at all.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
Detention times have lengthened, and whereas before deported people might be able to return, now there is scant chance of reentering the U.S.’s hyper-militarized border.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
He seemed to hear rustling sounds coming from the shrubbery on either side of the scant trail, but did not slow down to investigate.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Vocabulary lists containing scant
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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