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Before mortgage interest rates started climbing in 2022, home prices in the Austin area had been increasing sharply due to strong demand and insufficient supply, experts said.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025 -
Aid organizations have called the sites both dangerous and insufficient.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
30 July 2025
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Macron and other Western leaders called for comprehensive humanitarian access beyond airdrops, which the French leader described as inadequate to alleviate famine risk.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Some cars suffered from leaking rear main seals, or inadequate lubrication that could cause cylinder bore scoring.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2025
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
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How the Braves unraveled In hindsight, the Atlanta Braves’ offseason looks rather deficient.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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On appeal the Circuit Court ordered the Zoning Board to reconsider the case again, finding the Board’s second decision also legally deficient.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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“Slighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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