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Noun
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This may be because of fear of resistance or just paucity of time as leaders dynamically react to ongoing change and disruption.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025 -
England have gone from an abundance to a paucity of wingers seemingly overnight.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Early signs of magnesium deficiency include fatigue, appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, and weakness.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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Korsakoff syndrome is a type of dementia that usually occurs as a late-stage effect of thiamine deficiency, especially if Wernicke encephalopathy is not treated.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, as automakers tried to ramp up production that had been curtailed in the first year of the pandemic, a shortage of parts, most notably computer chips, cut into car production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Aviation safety news: FAA to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers amid shortages, tightens Boeing oversightNeed a break?—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Become visibly in demand through authentic scarcity.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The scarcity of specifics in recent weeks, and sometimes contrasting messages coming from the White House, have fueled conversations about flexibility between chief marketing officers and media executives, the people said.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Over time, this creates a shared language around learning, where missteps are part of the journey rather than evidence of inadequacy.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But government oversight bodies have repeatedly found inadequacies in medical services, suicide prevention and reporting on uses of force at the facility.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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Houston's suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke's title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Gators came back from a nine-point second-half deficit to win 79-73, riding a 34-point performance by Walter Clayton Jr. By night’s end, that comeback was but a footnote.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Healthcare providers prescribe these highly specialized garments to treat swelling and venous insufficiency.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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Francis’s blood tests confirmed an improvement and that a mild kidney insufficiency had subsided.—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The problems of poverty — food insecurity, substandard housing, evictions, addiction, unemployment, exposure to violence — impact how kids learn.—
Adam Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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Globalization did lift more than a billion people out of poverty, an astounding feat.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Skimpiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimpiness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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