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The sheer paucity of Russian resources, after three and a half years of war, may lead to a similarly ineffective response to any use of Tomahawks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The interpersonal sniping matters less than this paucity of ideas about the country or how to sell them.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Sprinkle in Minerals Don't just toss in minerals at random, says Damrosch—only use when recommended by your soil test to correct deficiencies that have been identified.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Oct. 2025
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For that reason, the vast majority of companies now employ human reviews and stand-alone testing tools or services to address generative AI’s deficiencies.—
Philipp Eisenhauer,
Harvard Business Review,
8 Oct. 2025
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Israel has limited aid to Gaza throughout the conflict, leading to desperate shortages of food and medicine.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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The unrest on the island nation, triggered by power cuts and water shortages, has grown to reflect wider public anger over inequality, a cost-of-living crisis, and unemployment.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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And virtually all women east of the Appalachians experienced the violence, sickness, and scarcity of a civil war in which front lines and home fronts were never far apart.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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The state’s older housing stock and popularity among those seeking beachfront vacation homes or easy commutes into New York City contribute to the scarcity, the report added.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Yet fortunes have turned more recently, with on-field inadequacies slowly but surely eating into off-field resources.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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If all of this were a subtle read of the American mainstream media’s inadequacy in covering Palestine with any amount of empathy, or its eagerness to bang the drum in support of America’s war games, that would be an unexpected, refreshingly subversive perspective.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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But Vaughn’s game-tying homer in the bottom of the inning erased the deficit and allowed the rest of the relievers to take the stage.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Stimulants include drugs like methamphetamine, cocaine, and prescription stimulants such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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Chronic venous insufficiency, which is not considered a serious medical condition, is very common in older adults.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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His visit to the doctor comes after Trump in July was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency that has resulted in visible swelling in his lower legs near his ankles.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Another urged states to use Title I money to benefit low-achieving students who live within the boundaries of a high-poverty public school but attend private schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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The bank estimates that two-thirds of the population are living in extreme poverty — less than $3 a day.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Skimpiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimpiness. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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