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"These findings suggest that insufficient sleep may not only magnify the impact of screen time but could be a key pathway linking screen habits to early metabolic changes."

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Following Pitchfork's failed legal bid, a Parole Board Panel met in May and June 2025, but adjourned after finding there was "insufficient time" to hear the evidence.

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If binding is too weak, the transport signal is insufficient.

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In his testimony, Mohammed said meals in the prison are “extremely insufficient,” going on to describe meager rations with “tiny pieces of bread” and “undercooked, dry rice.”

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These medications have been found to reduce symptoms by an average of 1.25 points on the 56-point anxiety scale -- insufficient to make significant difference for at least some patients.

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