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Noun
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Virtua's workforce development director works to identify roles with high turnover or shortages.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025 -
The reasons for the rapid decline in these industries include the shortage of younger generations that are willing to take over the labor-intensive family businesses and the increasing market competition against non-traditional food products.—
Akiko Katayama,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Symptoms of severe protein deficiency can show up in the skin as well.—
Victoria Moorhouse,
Allure,
30 July 2025
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For me, my deficiencies showed up in my body as fatigue.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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Trump’s overall bill, however, has been estimated to add more than $4 trillion to the deficit over the same time period.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Johnson, who campaigned against raising property taxes and instead pitched other progressive revenues, backed off of Lightfoot’s policy in his first budget, only to renege last year amid a nearly $1 billion deficit.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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There will be three companies that will either stand on their own or be bought by private equity, although the scarcity in aerospace company coupled with a pro-merger Federal Trade Commission will probably make that company a takeover target almost immediately.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
27 July 2025
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Consumed as a necessity in times of scarcity, it’s now traditionally eaten at the midwinter festival in February.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Jane comes from a background of poverty and has stayed in their hometown for the past 20 years, devoting herself to caregiving.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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People who make less than 400% of the federal poverty level will still receive financial support, but it will be reduced.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
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Fintech companies worry that an industrywide shift led by banks towards tighter control over financial data, in the absence of regulatory clarity, could hurt their businesses and stifle innovation within the sector.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Critics of the strikes jumped at the opportunity to call the operation a failure, but the DIA’s product should ...—
NR Editors,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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But all of that absolves Luzardo from a basic failure.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
24 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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