as in few
a small number
only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike
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Among the employees working at DOGE are a handful of men in their early 20s and staffers brought over from Musk’s other companies, CNN and others have reported.
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
These are just a handful of the accolades No Other Land has taken home, on top of its rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (92 reviews).
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Mar. 2025
Every city wants to become a tech hub, but only a handful on the coasts rule America’s innovation system—and that’s a problem.
—Nicholas Lalla, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
Ho says that in 2023 Shein, the global e-commerce clothing store, copied a handful of her designs.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
These are just a handful of the accolades No Other Land has taken home, on top of its rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (92 reviews).
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Mar. 2025
Every city wants to become a tech hub, but only a handful on the coasts rule America’s innovation system—and that’s a problem.
—Nicholas Lalla, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2025
Ho says that in 2023 Shein, the global e-commerce clothing store, copied a handful of her designs.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Handful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handful. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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