scant

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Xi leading him on the tour was yet another moment for the cameras in a two-day trip heavy on pageantry but scant on details about policy agreed by both sides.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Add March and February together, and employment rose by a scant 23,000 on average in the two months.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The papers are swimming with headlines predicting failure, with scant reporting on what’s really happening to and in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But the so-called “liberty city” experiment, in which communities agree to lean governments, little to no taxation and scant regulation, never grew into a large-scale movement.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

Butterflies by the thousands fluttered maniacally before the headlights then exploded like tiny half-angels on the windshield leaving a scant yellow paint and the dust of broken wings as a final signature.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy