smattering
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Even the Sweet 16—usually populated by a smattering of mid-major underdogs—was made up exclusively of schools from power conferences.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The Israeli team also received a smattering of boos when it entered the stadium for the athletes' parade.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 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
As of early December, his holdings included a smattering of popular Big Tech names — Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
The inside of the house is as gloomy as a dungeon, the smattering of candles providing little illumination against the dark stone walls.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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