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Adjective
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What started as an impromptu group of professional side musicians in Nashville jamming weekly at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge in nearby Madison has morphed into a hardscrabble touring act of its own that made a headlining appearance at the Ryman Auditorium earlier this month.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025 -
The protagonist, a woman named Dawn Bishop, is from a wealthy white family: their money hasn't come from colonial days, but from their hardscrabble beginnings running a company that makes and exports tropical fruit juices.—
Claire Adam,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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The couple moved to South Florida in 2009 and invested heavily in distressed real estate, acquiring around 35 properties across the region.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
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Fortunately, the sensors captured the distressed driver and vehicle, and an emergency request was transmitted.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Too little could leave you feeling down and even depressed.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Francis was depressed and couldn’t get out of bed for months, and in July 1976, a jury awarded her $2.6 million, finding the Howard Johnson chain responsible for her unsafe room.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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At the center of the story is a jazz musician called Y, a bohemian, artsy type who is fed up with his hand-to-mouth existence and so agrees to a lucrative commission, writing an upbeat song to inspire national pride in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks that took place on October 7, 2023.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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Compounded by the launch of the first Movistar Plus+ series in 2017, and the later arrival of other global streamers, Spain has finally emerged from its hand-to-mouth past.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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“Poorish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poorish. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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