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But the sheer size of the project — and the paucity of financial details surrounding it — have some residents in this politically conservative county asking questions.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025 -
But the paucity of high-level talent across those 12 programs reflects the second-rate state of college basketball in the West.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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If not carefully planned, ADF may increase the risk of nutrient deficiencies.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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Chinook salmon were facing yet another stressor: a deficiency in thiamine, or vitamin B1, key for energy production and juvenile growth.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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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
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But the breach already showed that scarcity managed poorly can implode the emotional equation.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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To address this problem of scarcity, a martial government will form.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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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
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Across the Americas – the most murderous region in the world – the average life expectancy of a trans woman is just 35 years old, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which attributes the frequency of early death to compounding violence, poverty and social exclusion.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Of course, Buckley was lying through his teeth: Almost half of all Black Americans were living in poverty.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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The idea for Draft One came from staffing shortages that Axon’s police department clients were facing, Isner said.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Federal officials are expected to project next year's water shortage on Aug. 15.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The ceremony last year stirred controversy because of the absence of the U.S. ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city’s refusal to invite officials from Israel.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the absence of moonlight, a single observer might see 45 to 90 meteors per hour on the peak night, a number that sadly cannot be hoped to be approached in 2025.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Meagerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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