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Adjective
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The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads to a reduced oxygen uptake.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026 -
The plan depends on drug companies sending Canada extra at reduced prices, rather than at the prices charged in the US.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Although a cut of that size is clearly preferable to a 22% reduction if Social Security becomes insolvent, such a change is unlikely to be acceptable to millions of workers and retirees.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Many speculators were insolvent, and the banks that had lent to them were in similarly dire shape.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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At the time, a slew of carriers had gone bankrupt, destabilizing the market and leading to skyrocketing premiums.—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Should the trust funds run out, Social Security would not go bankrupt, as payroll taxes that fund benefits will continue to come in.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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