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scarcity
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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 -
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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“Sparseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparseness. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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