few and far between
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Most people understand that AI tech can be used to ruin our lives or improve them, but at this point the constructive use cases seem few and far between.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
Memory centers like the one I direct are few and far between.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
Americans and Europeans are few and far between.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
In the past, comparable titles to “The Devil Wears Prada 2” would have been 2008’s “Mamma Mia” or the “Sex in the City” film, but those kinds of movies are now few and far between.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
The walrus had all but vanished from the coast; the gray whales were rare, and the seals were few and far between.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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