dearth
Example Sentences
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A dearth of serious reporting contributed to the public being ill-informed.
From Salon
The authorities have said a dearth of surveillance footage has hampered the investigation.
Tuttle notes that a big constraint for AI expansion is not access to enough chips, but a relative dearth of power.
From MarketWatch
Amid a dearth of official employment data, a report on private payrolls showed companies shed a larger-than-expected 32,000 jobs last month, fueling hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
From Barron's
The US central bank is also contending with a dearth of consumer pricing data.
From Barron's
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