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The phrase "a smaller contingent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a smaller group or subset of a larger group, often in contexts such as military, organizational, or event participation.
Example: "During the conference, a smaller contingent of attendees focused on the environmental issues discussed."
Alternatives: "a reduced group" or "a lesser number of participants".
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A smaller contingent will remain at nearby Camp Baharia.
A smaller contingent of players joined union leaders.
Even a smaller contingent of winds and brass can rest on a bed of low strings, and it sounds fuller".
Last fall a smaller contingent was in New York to perform during Fall for Dance at City Center.
Israeli troops will not pull out fully from Bethlehem, but will leave a smaller contingent around Manger Square until the final 13 leave.
American forces will take the place of the Poles, but they will deploy a smaller contingent to the base, General Odierno said.
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Ruby and Pasha have joined a small contingent of bedbug-sniffing dogs.
He allowed a small contingent to return in 2004.
A small contingent of people with a plump young man.
The passengers also included a small contingent of Alabama National Guardsmen.
Among the reporters was a small contingent of Libyan journalists.
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