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

In any case, the evidence for long-term human health effects from the normal exposure to these chemicals is scanty.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

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

My sleep is fitful and scanty, haunted by the Commandant’s threat.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir