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Noun
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With one eye on tonight’s transfer deadline, the focus beforehand was the paucity of striking options available to Moyes after recent injuries to Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Armando Broja.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Given the paucity of income many songwriters receive from streaming services, these royalties can play an outsized role in both their career and their pocket.—
Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Nutrient deficiencies: Not getting enough iron, zinc, biotin, and protein can negatively affect your hair.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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The former results from insulin deficiency, while the latter is caused by insulin resistance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Feb. 2025
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The most common motives for lying at work are fear of upsetting someone, avoiding conflict, not wanting to reveal inadequacies, or serving personal career goals.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Populations at risk for vitamin C inadequacy include:12 People who smoke or are exposed to secondhand smoke Individuals with limited food choices People with certain chronic illnesses or medical conditions that decrease vitamin C absorption 7.—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
19 Jan. 2025
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Moving quickly is important, bill sponsors said, because the issue of water scarcity is urgent, especially as the state’s population grows.—
Elise Schmelzer,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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Though his parents were highly regarded in the community, Wood’s childhood was sometimes shaped by a sense of scarcity and limitation.—
Ismail Muhammad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The risk for venous insufficiency rises with age, smoking, inactivity, and excess weight, among other factors.6 Compression socks prevent venous ulcers by promoting blood flow from the legs.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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Conditions like varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency further hinder blood flow.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
30 Jan. 2025
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At the last minute, a relative rode to the rescue—as, later, did a wealthy aunt, who plucked him out of poverty and sent him to private school.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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But poverty trends should not be getting increasingly bleak.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Freddie Mac estimates that there is a shortage of 3.7 million units in the U.S. Houses can’t be built overnight, which means housing inflation will remain an issue for some time.—
Chris Gunster,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Governments simply cannot tolerate disruptions to, shortages of, or sharp price increases in energy supplies.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Indiana center Myles Turner returned from a three-game injury absence with 17 first-half points.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yesterday, Brahim Diaz came on in his place, a common solution in Bellingham’s absences in his first season in the team.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Meagerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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