scanty
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Much of it was placed underground and reliable analysis on how much they have is scanty, but Shapiro believed the Chinese might have 1.2 billion barrels stockpiled — 104 days of storage.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
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
It was of a strange creature—a pigeon-toed bird with scanty green feathers and red palms.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
Vocabulary lists containing scanty
On the Origin of Species
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"Declaration of Sentiments," Vocabulary from the public document
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