stunted
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Stunted growth had previously been linked with poor cognitive outcomes later in life, but this is the first time that this association has been found in infancy.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
Stunted vampirism is less of a problem for Guillermo than his realization that he's committed a crime punishable by death by going behind Nandor's back to be made by another vampire.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2023
Stunted silage corn like Mr. Rice’s is called pineapple corn, because the tight leaves make it look more like a pineapple plant.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2021
Stunted and pale, many appear to have cognitive issues and nerve damage.
From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2018
Stunted stalks of corn, just waist-high, their leaves already russet colored and curling in on themselves, stretched forlornly in broken rows across parched, brown fields.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing stunted
A Long Walk to Water
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The Sea of Monsters
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