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These kinds of stalling mechanisms, along with scant real representation, are nothing new in intra-party politics.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
If there was a silver lining, it was that import prices excluding petroleum rose a scant 0.1% in March.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
That’s scant consolation for those hoping to fly somewhere this summer—unless they also happen to own Delta stock.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Magyar’s team feared the tactic risked whipping up hostility toward the candidate now traveling with scant security.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
But after eighteen years of Gogol, two months of Nikhil feel scant, inconsequential.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing scant
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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