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Those who drive to work have scant alternative to paying current gas-station prices.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“Confirmation bias is strong in this field,” she writes, finding scant evidence for such widespread birth-order claims as the notion that eldest children are smartest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
I could watch this kind of guilt-ridden post-apocalyptic movie for hours; instead, this lasts a scant 82 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Details of the last broadcast were scant, with show insiders tight-lipped when contacted by AFP.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The consequences of their conversations seemed scant but they both seemed pleased with the possibilities, which, in turn, pleased Angela.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing scant
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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