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Adjective
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Generations of locals left hardscrabble poverty on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, for opportunities abroad.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025 -
Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The vessel, commissioned in July, is designed to rescue personnel from a distressed submarine using a deep submergence rescue vehicle, a capability only select navies possess.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The brands aren’t necessarily distressed, the companies are.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The writer, known for her trailblazing work in confessional poetry, was clinically depressed and died by suicide at age 30.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Barbeau had been living alone, depressed and isolated since Jessica’s death.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Two administrators from a closed Waukesha day care entered pleas on reduced misdemeanor charges for failing to report child abuse.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ever since then, the Ekdals have lived hand-to-mouth, bolstered by Håkon’s charity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Sep. 2025
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At the center of the story is a jazz musician called Y, a bohemian, artsy type who is fed up with his hand-to-mouth existence and so agrees to a lucrative commission, writing an upbeat song to inspire national pride in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks that took place on October 7, 2023.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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“Poorish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poorish. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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