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Adjective
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Once ekeing out a hardscrabble existence on the margins of the Short Creek FLDS offshoot community, Samuel Bateman eventually rushed to fill its center.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026 -
With a hardscrabble happy ending.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Small additions make big impacts, like this area rug that creates a vintage feel with its medallion-meets-floral motif and subtly distressed fibers.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lumen’s stock has nearly doubled over the past year from distressed levels.—
Justin Zacks,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The father, Jagdish, told me that one of his children was vomiting and the other had bloody stools; both were depressed.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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So why are young Americans so depressed about their economic future?—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The east wind should help steer much of the smoke toward the west, so areas along the Gulf Coast near Naples and Marco Island will likely deal with reduced visibility and lower air quality.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
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Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In leading the study, Rogers tested 30 braiding hair products across human, plant-based, and synthetic categories, including brands people specifically asked him to evaluate, like Gyal and Rebundle, using a hand-to-mouth risk assessment.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Apr. 2026
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At the start of The Big Fake, a Netflix dramatization of one criminal’s involvement in the most tumultuous events in post-war Italy, Toni Chichiarelli (Pietro Castellitto) is a talented painter living hand-to-mouth as a portrait artist on the streets of Rome.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Poorish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poorish. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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