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Noun
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The 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack shut down the largest refined products pipeline in the United States for several days, creating fuel shortages and demonstrating how OT disruptions cascade through the economy.—
Bob Ackerman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
In a decade that some critics believe has a shortage of newness and invention, slop is one of the few frontiers that’s actively being pushed.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most people get a sufficient amount of this key vitamin through their diets alone—biotin can be found in beef liver and eggs, and for those without a biotin deficiency, biotin is unlikely to help.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
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Folate deficiency in a mother increases the risk of neural tube defects including spina bifida, but the link to autism is unclear.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both levels are far above EU rules demanding that individual members’ deficits should not exceed 3% of GDP, while their public debt should not surpass 60% of economic output.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, with 76 wins, the Mets face a seemingly insurmountable seven-game deficit to the Phillies, and currently cling to the NL's final Wild Card berth by just four games over the Cincinnati Reds.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Water scarcity is a huge global issue.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Who are any of these actors or directors in a world where movies might become a scarcity?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Also, unfavorable factors are the extension price tag that can top tens of billions of dollars annually, and eligibility that includes those making 400% the poverty rate.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Why are more seniors falling into poverty?—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More recently, Minnesota Democrat Rick Nolan returned to the House in the 2012 elections after a 32-year absence.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Per iSpot, the ad over-indexed on brand recognition; subsequent to being exposed to the commercial, 92% of consumers could correctly identify State Farm as the sponsor in the absence of any prompts, a percentage that exceeded the 90-day category average (77%).—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wilson argued the Charlotte attack resulted from several failures, from lax ticket enforcement to reliance on private security, rather than policies from Cooper’s tenure.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, as a photojournalist working with the Kansas City Defender and as the creator of the upcoming podcast Fountain City Files, Harrison focuses on stories involving missing Black women, systemic failures in law enforcement and community neglect.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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All are attracted by undervalued share prices, surplus cash, non-core assets, and evidence of weak governance, such as lack of board diversity, directors with long tenure, or a paucity of independent directors.—
David Michels,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The scientist pointed to the lack of peer review, paucity of the report’s authors and rushed timeframe, among other reasons.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Scantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantness. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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