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Noun
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But the sheer size of the project — and the paucity of financial details surrounding it — have some residents in this politically conservative county asking questions.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025 -
But the paucity of high-level talent across those 12 programs reflects the second-rate state of college basketball in the West.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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If not carefully planned, ADF may increase the risk of nutrient deficiencies.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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Chinook salmon were facing yet another stressor: a deficiency in thiamine, or vitamin B1, key for energy production and juvenile growth.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The idea for Draft One came from staffing shortages that Axon’s police department clients were facing, Isner said.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Federal officials are expected to project next year's water shortage on Aug. 15.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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But the breach already showed that scarcity managed poorly can implode the emotional equation.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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To address this problem of scarcity, a martial government will form.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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Unfortunately, the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula is not an anomaly but rather a consequence of regulatory inadequacies, grid technologies, and extreme weather events.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The failures have highlighted inadequacies of current radar systems that are supposed to work together to provide air traffic controllers a comprehensive view of all activity on the runways and over airspace.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Anxiety behaviors were unchanged, meaning the social and communication deficits weren’t due to general anxiety.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Aug. 2025
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Lindor erased a 1-0 deficit with a solo home run against Luis Castillo in the first, then capped a two-run rally in the second with a go-ahead RBI single.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some women had lost multiple babies in the second trimester to cervical insufficiency.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
26 July 2025
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There are several risk factors for chronic venous insufficiency, in addition to advanced age.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
18 July 2025
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Across the Americas – the most murderous region in the world – the average life expectancy of a trans woman is just 35 years old, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which attributes the frequency of early death to compounding violence, poverty and social exclusion.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Of course, Buckley was lying through his teeth: Almost half of all Black Americans were living in poverty.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Skimpiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimpiness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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