few if any

idiom

: not very many or none at all
There are few if any details about the accident.

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Recent Examples on the Web Trump’s Cabinet picks would be at the mercy of the Democratic Party, and few if any federal judges could be confirmed. Jason Willick, Washington Post, 20 June 2024 That curious combination—a hydrogen-rich radio signal and no apparent visible light—suggests this galaxy is made almost wholly of gas and dark matter, bearing few if any stars. Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024 While many Western media outlets, with few if any journalists in Gaza before the war, have struggled to gain access to the territory, Al Jazeera has been recognized for its raw, searing portrayals of the death and destruction there. Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 12 May 2024 During the Cold War, Washington and Moscow provided both internal and external security assistance to their client states, and few if any countries maintained security relationships with both superpowers. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for few if any 

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“Few if any.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/few%20if%20any. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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