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scant

[skant] / skænt /


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True, the 10-year and two-year Treasury bills are safely un-inverted now, but corporate bond spreads relative to Treasuries are tight, offering investors scant upside for additional risk.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Details are still scant, although we do now know that GTA 6 will be available to pre-order on 25 June, the developer has announced.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

With scant due process, the Pentagon deemed Anthropic a supply-chain risk and ordered its models removed from military systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

A red hat here and there, a scant handful of Trump T-shirts, and very little talk of politics at all.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

The sound of ice against glass and crystal made a scant music as Ben tried to find the silhouette of his father.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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