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Slow pace on film sales, a paucity of buzzy titles compared to years when films from CODA to The Big Sick and Manchester By The Sea, Birth of a Nation and Palm Springs sold for huge amounts.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025 -
The recent full moon in the same region of the sky (Canis Major) had led to a paucity of observations, which resulted in a gap in observations.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Iodine deficiency can be serious, but is eminently treatable.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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However, maintaining adequate levels of B vitamins and magnesium may prevent the development of neuropathy due to nutrient deficiencies.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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Many capable, accomplished women live in the ‘not enough’ trap, wrestling daily with a nagging sense of inadequacy.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The most common motives for lying at work are fear of upsetting someone, avoiding conflict, not wanting to reveal inadequacies, or serving personal career goals.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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California is also doing its part to contribute to egg scarcity.—
Will Swaim,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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My final eggless contribution is this sassy chocolate acorn squash mousse for an elegant and easy treat that’s suitable (and delightful) for both Passover, Easter, along with our sad period of egg scarcity and beyond.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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It has been praised for lifting millions of children out of poverty, and research shows that a temporary expansion during the coronavirus pandemic significantly reduced food insufficiency and helped families achieve basic needs.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Sakharov incorporates blockchain technology to solve the traditional system’s insufficiencies and outdated practices.—
Geoff Whitmore,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Education means an end to hunger and an end to poverty.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Rapid industrialization and urbanization had created a host of issues, including poverty, domestic abuse, poor working conditions in factories and political corruption.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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And the longer the staffing shortages persist, the longer some ATCs risk exhaustion and burnout.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, China experienced a complex situation with AI chips: overcapacity in some areas, while simultaneously facing shortages in high-quality compute needed for advanced AI development.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Lewis-Skelly has been the Premier League’s outstanding Englishman at left-back since breaking through in December (particularly in the absence of Lewis Hall) and deserves to be considered Tuchel’s primary option at that position.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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More often, people make informal assessments or base it on cultural fit or like-me bias in the absence of objective metrics.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Meagerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerness. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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