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Food insufficiency is considered more severe than food insecurity, defined as having access to food but worrying about it running out or not being nutritious enough.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
When France and Senegal meet on 16 June it will be with the backdrop of colonial history that has defined the relationship between the two nations.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
To define interest-rate cycles we used the federal-funds rate and defined a cycle as any one where interest rates were going in a particular direction over a six-month period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
No one has defined Soundgarden better than that.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Over the coming years I would find a crack in each of the therapists sent to train what Miss Samson now defined as my lazy tongue.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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