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“My success in life has not been derived from superior abilities, or extensive knowledge, a very small and scanty share of either having fallen to my lot,” Willing wrote in a short autobiography in 1786.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

Because First Brands is privately owned, its financial disclosures were scanty, leaving its lenders largely in the dark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

“But perhaps your accommodations—your cottage—your furniture—have disappointed your expectations? They are, in truth, scanty enough; but—” I interrupted—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The book does this as well, though often, Huberman will include a qualifier, disavowing responsibility after sharing evidence that’s scantier than you might like.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Less prominent victims of Chinese censorship would have scantier chances of redress.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

Data on the efficacy of sugar taxes are scantier, but the available evidence shows that they, too, lower consumption.

From Economist ● Jul. 26, 2018

This means less room for others who might be seeking psychiatric care, while at the same time, states have cut billions from mental health, leaving even scantier outpatient systems.

From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2017

For the average colonial urchin has scant respect for his elders as such; scantier still if those elders happen to be “raw Englishmen.”

From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Bertram Mitford

The Seahawks still have the scantiest of playoff hopes remaining — less than 0.1% according to FiveThirtyEight.com.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2021

He makes assertions with the scantiest of proof, but delivered with utter certainty.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2016

And they made only the scantiest mention of any history of disputation.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012

On the scantiest of evidence, scholars espoused the idea that ancient Greek athletes were all “amateurs” who competed without reward except for wreaths.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2012

A small property which he held in the north of Spain, and which had hitherto furnished him with the scantiest means of subsistence, suddenly became enormously valuable as a field of mineral wealth.

From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Bertram Mitford