narrowness

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Recent Examples of narrowness Michael Strand, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, called the budget proposal tragic in its narrowness. John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Causes can range from infections and food intolerances to stress and parasites.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Corn is a gluten-free option for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
    Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The right is being horrifyingly plain in bleating their bigotry, but they’re also lost in linguistic obscurities.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But the gifted Argentinian auteur has never tackled the issue as directly as in Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra), a searing and detailed chronicle of murder, bigotry and robbery on a massive scale that also marks the director’s first feature-length documentary.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This effort revealed a people determined to resist segregation and abuse in public transportation.
    Time, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The map would use Troost Avenue, a historic symbol of racial segregation in Kansas City, as the dividing line between the 4th and 5th Districts.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Narrowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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