The phrase "a handful of developments" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a small number of advancements or changes in a particular context.
Example: "In recent months, there have been a handful of developments in the field of renewable energy that could change the industry."
Alternatives: "a few developments" or "several advancements".
The pitch, made through television commercials and newspaper ads, was remarkably successful, luring thousands of commuters to a handful of developments.
There are a handful of developments and private communities surrounding the international airport (an additional eight miles north of Kailua-Kona), although residents have been vigilant about preservation of the coastal landscape.
These failings have become more apparent owing to a handful of developments: a growing death toll from opiates and an increase in the death rate of young white adults caused by drug overdoses.
A handful of developments led to this.
Before World War II, a number of cooperative investment projects known as "egne hjem" (roughly "our own homes") resulted in a handful of developments, but after the war these gave way to cooperative organizations that were formed to finance and build large-scale residential complexes.
The nice design and promised ease of development have encouraged a handful of developers and designers to prototype the first wearable apps for Android Wear.
Over the last dozen years, a handful of condominium developments have been built along the waterfront.
Additionally, New York is about to embark on a handful of vast developments that could alter its character more than any projects since the 1960s.
But in Sun Valley and Ketchum, Idaho, a handful of new developments have added to the inventory, and buyers are starting to see incentives.
A handful of major developments throughout the metro area simply collapsed midconstruction and linger, half-built, as gloomy reminders of the sudden end of good times.
Democrats have seen the overall national environment move in their direction, and a handful of narrower developments have helped their candidates.
