drought

variants also drouth

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Recent Examples of drought Earnings got a boost from trading operations and investment banking, which benefited from a resurgence in dealmaking and initial public offerings after an extended drought. Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 In periods of drought, though, Israel draws water from the Sea of Galilee to the north. Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025 Moderate to severe drought covers a large chunk of the lower and mid-Mississippi valleys as well as the Ozarks of southern Missouri and northeast Arkansas. Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Elsewhere, AccuWeather says that a warm, dry pattern will be most pronounced across California and the Southwest, where worsening drought and the risk of out-of-season wildfires are expected. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drought
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Noun
  • Recovering and processing that gas, instead of wasting it, could ease Iraq's chronic power shortages.
    Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The outbreak was forcing a shortage of eggs as well, leading some grocers to restrict how many dozens of eggs consumers could buy per visit.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other issues brought up at the meeting included ongoing construction, public safety and a lack of sufficient workforce housing.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • D’Alleva Valas said the biggest barrier for women, though, isn’t a lack of knowledge.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

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