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Noun
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Meanwhile, Californians feel the effects of the shortage of at least 3 million homes in their pocketbooks.—
Laura Friedman,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025 -
Raising a dam also raises the risk of downstream water shortages, ecological disruption, and international tension.—
Joe Salas
July 06,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
Noun
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If the deficiency is prolonged, the plant may stop flowering and fruiting altogether.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
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While a force at the plate, Domínguez wasn’t perfect on Friday, as his defensive deficiencies resurfaced in the bottom of the first.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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The city is now being encouraged to cut staff to reduce its deficit and overtime pay.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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The second quarter reporting season comes at a pivotal point for the stock market, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite trading at all-time highs this week even after an onslaught of bad news regarding higher tariffs, a ballooning fiscal deficit, softening growth and elevated geopolitical risk.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Ultimately, cultivating new talent, rather than trying to outbid the likes of Meta, may prove a more sustainable path for OpenAI in its quest to stay highly mission-oriented while supporting an industry grappling with a scarcity of top-tier talent.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Further, many of the business classes trace their roots to a particular mix of nationalism and capital scarcity.—
Radu Magdin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Despite abundant natural wealth, six out of 10 Liberians live in poverty, according to the World Bank, and Liberia is among the world's 10 poorest nations.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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In some cases, like Texas Tech, it’s been the rich lifting their favorite school out of poverty.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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New York played a small starting unit with Stewart at center to account for the absence of Jonquel Jones.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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After her first two England camps in charge in September 2021, Wiegman — in the absence of former England captain Steph Houghton — handed Williamson the armband.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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Ford is recalling over 850,000 vehicles due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The changes address failures uncovered a year ago by the ProPublica/CBS News investigation.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
ProPublica,
12 July 2025
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Barnes: Our old pecans, too, are untouched by the heat and paucity of rain so far.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Not just no goals, but a paucity of scoring chances compared to any stretch of the first four games.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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“Scantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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