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Noun
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If not carefully planned, ADF may increase the risk of nutrient deficiencies.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
11 Aug. 2025 -
Wernicke-Korsakoff disease: This disease is caused by chronic alcohol use and thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula is not an anomaly but rather a consequence of regulatory inadequacies, grid technologies, and extreme weather events.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The failures have highlighted inadequacies of current radar systems that are supposed to work together to provide air traffic controllers a comprehensive view of all activity on the runways and over airspace.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Despite its many imperfections and its de facto promotion of nuclear inequality, the treaty is credited with limiting nuclear proliferation to just nine countries today.—
Stephen Herzog,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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But that's also the beauty of natural stone and tile is those imperfections and inconsistencies.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The series sounds the alarm on the waning influence of traditional media and calls prominent journalists, including former New York Times writer Judith Miller, to task for reporting shortcomings.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The pandemic exposed these shortcomings: Students who experienced this superficial digitization after the abrupt shift online declared that higher education via Zoom often left them dissatisfied with both the process and results.—
Scott Pulsipher,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That same year, charges were filed against Pierce, Welborn, Scott, and Springsteen, though the charges against Pierce and Welborn were later dropped due to a lack of evidence, per CBS News.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Both sides need to recognize that neither rigid approaches nor a complete lack of structure is effective.—
Jalie Cohen,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some women had lost multiple babies in the second trimester to cervical insufficiency.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
26 July 2025
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There are several risk factors for chronic venous insufficiency, in addition to advanced age.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Lindor erased a 1-0 deficit with a solo home run against Luis Castillo in the first, then capped a two-run rally in the second with a go-ahead RBI single.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anxiety behaviors were unchanged, meaning the social and communication deficits weren’t due to general anxiety.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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The station is busy with efforts to deal with the immediate shortfall.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit bolstered the appearance of budget shortfalls for the sprawling productions.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Incompleteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompleteness. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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