smattering

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The 66,000-capacity ground had only a few hundred spectators but a smattering of Italian fans turned up to cheer on their team's debut.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

I hear a cello, and soon musician David Low stands before me, recounting the day the flames began and the rush to remove his young son from school to help rescue a smattering of heirlooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Focus will center on a smattering of U.S. data releases, particularly GDP, as investors gauge the performance of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

As of early December, his holdings included a smattering of popular Big Tech names — Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

To our left were the other bridges of Manhattan, arrayed against each other like alternating sin and cos waves, carrying a smattering of late-night trucks whose tops trailed mist.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini