dearth
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She now leads the endometriosis service for the Northern Care Alliance and said there was a "dearth of training" and therefore problem "identifying and diagnosing" the disease.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The oil dearth also threatens to deal a fatal blow to tourism, the island's second source of foreign income after doctors.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Given the dearth of savings I mentioned earlier in this column, this one thing could be a game-changer.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
Given the relative dearth of non-English-language best picture winners over the years, we’re going to dip into the international film category here, with last year’s winner “I’m Still Here,” starring another Brazilian great, Fernanda Torres.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, northern cities like Chichen Itza, Uxmal, and Coba not only survived the dearth of rain, they prospered.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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