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Noun
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Recent months have seen several reports of funding cuts and visa withdrawals leaving Afghan women at risk of deportation to Afghanistan - a country where women and girls are subjected to what only can be described as gender apartheid.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025 -
Common symptoms of depression include fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, changes in appetite, sleep disturbances, social withdrawal and physical symptoms including unexplained headaches, digestive problems or other aches and pains, psychiatrist Dr. Judith Joseph tells USA TODAY.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Yet what was positioned as a secondary issue—a mere abstraction, warranting just a brief mention—led to catastrophic consequences for millions of children, and their families.—
David Zweig,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Economic impacts These moves are not just an abstraction of financial markets but can have real economic impact.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Russo’s absence highlights the lack of a natural backup striker England have heading into the Euros.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the absence of such winks and nods, the film would play like a high-budget hostage video.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since detachment requires ongoing emotional processing — the kind that can flicker in and out of your consciousness for years — this could explain why, for many, fully relinquishing an ex isn’t a matter of months.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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By adding a photo of an ICE arrest to a light-hearted viral trend, for instance, the White House account manages to perfectly capture the sociopathic, fascistic tone of ironic detachment and glee of the internet’s darkest corners and most malignant trolls.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Abstractedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstractedness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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