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Noun
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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
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The focus on slimness could benefit a future foldable iPhone, should Apple ever develop one.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The slimness undoubtedly raises questions about durability.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Petiteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petiteness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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