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drought

noun as in dryness; shortage of supply

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The Blue Jays came within two outs of ending a 32-year drought.

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"We grew the plant in different microbial communities with different drought memories and then measured plants' performance to understand what was beneficial and what was not."

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Cloud seeding, first developed in the 1940s, has been used in various countries to induce rain, clear fog, and reduce drought, but with mixed results.

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There was some so-called noise in the report, TD notes, such as the impact of a flight attendants’ strike and drought conditions hampering electricity generation.

He and other board members said the plan will help L.A. weather droughts, become more locally self-sufficient and take less water from distant sources.

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