scant

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It continued: "Wales' existing national parks have suffered years of funding cuts. Surely the priority should be to properly fund those before stretching scant resources even further?"

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

They dropped to a scant 190,370 last week and touched a five-month low.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

His daughter shared the basic information she had—offering scant clues, like how her dad wouldn’t wash the kelp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Notably, after long “wrestling with this decision,” Daines announced his intent a scant two minutes after the deadline passed for candidates to put their names on the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

They had tamed the bush, and in return it yielded them their food and their scant living from trap lines and a wood lot, but the struggle to keep it in subjection was endless.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford