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Beyond that, many researchers have tried to put a value on what is sometimes called “pent up” demand or “missing households.”

The result is a pent up demand that lures workers to come illegally.

Jefferson played with the ferocity of nearly two years of pent up football frustration.

Slow slip events occur when pent up tectonic forces are released over the course of a few days or months, like an earthquake unfolding in slow motion.

“But also, there is so much pent up demand. The state is getting all this growth, and most of it is in the Treasure Valley.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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