scanty

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Reliable data is scanty, but experts point to a 2009 government estimate of an export "capacity" of 800 tonnes -- enough to make the trade highly lucrative.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

While a few successful experiments had been reported by hobbyists in Australia and Germany, details were scanty.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

India's data is scanty, officially recording around 38,000 drowning deaths in 2022, though the actual number is likely much higher.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

The burials had scanty grave goods—a bead and a dog paw—so it’s hard to connect them to any particular material culture.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 19, 2024

“A rock path and a scanty one at that. I’m sorry, but I’d have to show you—which means I’d have to come with you. I don’t mind. It’s what a—a friend would do.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir