as in few
a small number
only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike
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The cheesy dipping burritos join a handful of new offerings also set to hit menus Jan. 16, including:
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
In Florida, judicial nominating commissions submit a handful of names to the governor, who has final say on whom to appoint as a new judge.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has a handful of them, and their data is tracked and published on an hourly basis by the EPA.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
McCarthy later became the first lawmaker vacated from the speaker's office after a revolt by a handful of Republican hardliners led by Gaetz.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
In Florida, judicial nominating commissions submit a handful of names to the governor, who has final say on whom to appoint as a new judge.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has a handful of them, and their data is tracked and published on an hourly basis by the EPA.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
McCarthy later became the first lawmaker vacated from the speaker's office after a revolt by a handful of Republican hardliners led by Gaetz.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Handful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handful. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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