scant
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Some protesters were charged with federal crimes on scant evidence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Details of the last broadcast were scant, with show insiders tight-lipped when contacted by AFP.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Evidence for many of these contentions is scant or absent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
Their knowledge of the deadly effects of extreme altitude was scant, and their equipment was pathetically inadequate by modern standards.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing scant
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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