as in shortage
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Noun
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The cybersecurity industry is facing a critical shortage of skilled professionals as threats from nation-state actors and cybercriminals escalate fueled by easy access to AI tools.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Analysis by the think tank outlines how despite Putin's record spending, Russia's military industrial complex (MIC) is still beset by labor and component shortages, a collapse in arms exports and difficulties in modernizing.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the supplement is mostly a supportive treatment in children with vitamin deficiencies, and taking too much can cause toxicity.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, vitamin deficiencies can negatively affect hair health.1 Foods high in protein, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, fat-soluble vitamins, and B-complex vitamins—such as leafy greens, eggs, and fatty fish—aid hair growth.2 1.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ellis had 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting with five rebounds and four assists. 1 of 23 See Sacramento Kings play Milwaukee Bucks at Golden 1 Center Second half Milwaukee cut the deficit to three on a basket by Antetokounmpo with 4:45 to play in the third quarter.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Heat even extended its lead up to 11 points early in the third quarter, but the Rockets closed the period on a 24-15 run to cut the deficit to two entering the fourth quarter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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This speaks to a larger issue of the collective shift away from physical retail, the rising costs of overhead and commercial rent, and the scarcity of grants and funding available to independent entrepreneurs.—
Shelton Boyd-Griffith,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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The model originally spawned from scarcity is likely to be recovered as a consequence of abundance (or a scarcity of attention).—
Jim Euchner,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The problems of poverty — food insecurity, substandard housing, evictions, addiction, unemployment, exposure to violence — impact how kids learn.—
Adam Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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Globalization did lift more than a billion people out of poverty, an astounding feat.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Both Bhattacharya and Makary are outsiders from their respective public health agencies, each of which has been targeted for substantial reforms by Republicans following widespread policy failures and declining trust following the COVID-19 pandemic era.—
Gabrielle M. Etzel,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Mar. 2025
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For many Democrats in Congress, the failure to hold Trump’s national security team accountable signals a broader disregard for truth and accountability.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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This may be because of fear of resistance or just paucity of time as leaders dynamically react to ongoing change and disruption.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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England have gone from an abundance to a paucity of wingers seemingly overnight.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Scantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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