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Adjective
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Walters had a hardscrabble upbringing in Munfordville, Kentucky.—
Dan Piepenbring,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026 -
The first pictures McCullin took were of hoodlums and down-and-outs, subjects that reflected his own hardscrabble background.—
Andrew Pulver,
Air Mail,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The verdict signals that prolonged prone restraint during mental health crises is dangerous, potentially changing how juvenile detention centers handle distressed teens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Paul Weiss papered Apollo’s aggressive tactics in the world of distressed debt and added debt-financing experts in London and California to provide round-the-clock service.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Our bull thesis was based on the stock’s price-to-earnings multiple re-rating higher from a depressed valuation after the spin.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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The latter initially presents in Ferrari yellow until its depressed into the central console, at which point the key turns black, the top of the glass shifter turns yellow, and all the instrumentation activates.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That’s because reduced fluid intake can temporarily shrink brain tissue—particularly the parts of the brain that regulate pain—while also affecting electrolyte balance.—
Katharine Gammon,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Complete rest, when it isn’t warranted, can lead to stiffness, strength loss and reduced coordination.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At the start of The Big Fake, a Netflix dramatization of one criminal’s involvement in the most tumultuous events in post-war Italy, Toni Chichiarelli (Pietro Castellitto) is a talented painter living hand-to-mouth as a portrait artist on the streets of Rome.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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The occupants of this Neolithic housing development were not hand-to-mouth hunter-gatherers but settled inhabitants of a fertile floodplain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
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His choices allow the viewer to drink in the intimate details of the ruined world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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“Poorish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poorish. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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