deficits
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A clearer understanding of how these neurons function could eventually contribute to new ways of addressing motivational deficits, including loss of motivation and difficulty maintaining goal-directed behavior.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Thus, the relatively steeper rise in 30-year yields means investors are more wary of future deficits, inflation or random shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The board’s vote “has made certain the District’s structural deficits continue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Most of Wales and Northern Ireland have also had rainfall deficits, although parts of western Scotland have been wetter than average.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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