meagerness

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Noun
  • Lucy Liu has been quite outspoken in recent years, calling out the unjust treatment of women and the paucity of roles for non-white actors in Hollywood, and advocating for the rights of children through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), among other relevant topics.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
  • All are attracted by undervalued share prices, surplus cash, non-core assets, and evidence of weak governance, such as lack of board diversity, directors with long tenure, or a paucity of independent directors.
    David Michels, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Maasai had vitamin A and C deficiencies due to meat and dairy exclusivity.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • B vitamins have been reported to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and depression associated with vitamin B12 deficiency.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That's just there to mask the inadequacy.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With 74% of school districts reporting difficulty filling teaching positions for the 2024-25 school year, and science positions among the most likely to go unfilled, Monsour's observation about the scarcity of STEM teachers reflects a national crisis.
    Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And inequality, corruption, and scarcity were rampant.
    Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common vein condition, the White House said in July, after photos showed visible swelling in his legs and bruising on his right hand.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Twenty-four years later, the shape of this new work of fiction highlights both the insufficiency of memory, of story, and their utter necessity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Newer data shows more surprises about poverty rates and gender pay gaps by majors.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, Vietnam’s poverty rate has fallen to just 4%, according to the World Bank.
    Andres Oppenheimer September 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But in the Midwest and the Northeast, where the housing shortage remains most acute, prices have kept high.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Developers face rising costs, labor shortages, and supply constraints.
    Maurice Obeid, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More recently, Minnesota Democrat Rick Nolan returned to the House in the 2012 elections after a 32-year absence.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Per iSpot, the ad over-indexed on brand recognition; subsequent to being exposed to the commercial, 92% of consumers could correctly identify State Farm as the sponsor in the absence of any prompts, a percentage that exceeded the 90-day category average (77%).
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Meagerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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