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The sheer paucity of Russian resources, after three and a half years of war, may lead to a similarly ineffective response to any use of Tomahawks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The interpersonal sniping matters less than this paucity of ideas about the country or how to sell them.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Elimination can take longer for people who eat a lot of salt, have kidney disease or a potassium deficiency, or are dehydrated.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s a bad recipe for a CU team that’s yet to solve its deficiencies in the trenches.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Undermining international diplomacy in these ways creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of defensiveness and inadequacy.—
David Miliband,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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One partner’s growth and clarity and the other’s sense of stagnation may evoke comparison, inadequacy or shame.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rolling blackouts, water scarcity, and economic barriers strip away these options.—
Elfatih Eltahir,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Mamdani clearly knows how to communicate ebullience, a talent that is all the more potent for its scarcity in current political life.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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Families with incomes not exceeding 200% of the federal poverty level are eligible to participate in Wisconsin Shares, and may remain eligible until their income reaches 85% of the state median income.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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If not renewed, those earning above 400% of the federal poverty level will lose subsidies, while those below 100% will see reduced support.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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The federal government officially began a partial shutdown with no last-minute drama or shortage of finger-pointing from Democrats and Republicans, each of whom was content to blame the other for the impasse.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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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,
1 Oct. 2025
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North Korea has made significant advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs in the absence of talks.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
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To the contrary, the absence of dissent was the danger.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Meagerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerness. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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