few if any

idiom

: not very many or none at all
There are few if any details about the accident.

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Many of the 60 affected federal employees have elected to retire or separate voluntarily, while few if any of the remainder will likely transfer to Redstone. Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 So far, few if any papers have looked at the issue in humans, though preliminary studies attempt to replicate aspects of mouths in a lab, by simulating wear and tear from liquid and friction. Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025 Xi’s immediate predecessor, Hu Jintao, had few if any identifiable allies among senior PLA officers and struggled to exercise full control over the military. Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025 By late Tuesday, the ceasefire appeared to have been held by both Israel and Iran with few if any reports of Tehran striking Israel after Trump’s earlier remarks. Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for few if any

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“Few if any.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/few%20if%20any. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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