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The Crimean peninsula has had periodic fuel shortages from Ukrainian strikes before, but the current crisis is the worst since its 2014 annexation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026 -
Novelli said one of the reasons many kids in New Haven are still behind in reading is a shortage of pre-kindergarten education.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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The growing calls for accountability come as a local animal rescue founder has filed a lawsuit against the City of San Jose, alleging serious deficiencies in shelter operations.—
Maddie White,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Iron and vitamin D deficiencies can both cause fatigue, but iron deficiency tends to have a more direct and noticeable effect on energy, especially in women with heavy periods.—
Sara Hoffman,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2026
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Reductions in Saudi’s oil exports, because of the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, follows years of lower oil prices and growing budget deficits in the kingdom—since 2013, Riyadh has reported one budget surplus when oil prices passed $100 a barrel in 2022.—
Melissa Hancock,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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Since then, West Germany beat France on penalties after a 3-3 draw in the 1982 semi-final in Seville, recovering from a 3-1 deficit in extra time.—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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There may be a few folks who can salvage this soulless scourge of scarcity.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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That scarcity is one reason Terras Gauda continues planting more of the variety today.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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North Side schools have remained dominant in bringing in this outside funding, but some higher-poverty South and West Side campuses such as Kenwood increasingly held their own.—
Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Those concerns already exist within New Haven, and leaders would need to balance the existence of more than $1 billion in combined economic investment into local quantum efforts with the needs of a city where one quarter of residents lived in poverty in 2023.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
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Spain has more than enough talent on the squad to beat Cape Verde, and despite the absence of two of its best players, the team should have come out on top.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Conspicuous by their absence are a handful of recurring performers, including Amielynn Abellera, Kristin Villanueva, Jalen Thomas Brooks, and Brandon Mendez Homer, who play nurses Perla, Princess, Mateo, and Donnie, respectively.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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Taking the midway point of those numbers, an opening weekend of $45 million would be a monumental failure.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.—
Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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This is a productive time for general manager Don Sweeney to listen to offers and gauge Zacha’s return value, given the paucity of centers and the uncertainty around his next contract.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Scott Gerow, a luxury real estate agent, said interest in Boca grew amid a paucity in supply elsewhere during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Ruth Abramovitz,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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“Scantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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