dearth
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But people often confuse the homelessness crisis and the behavioral health system crisis because these two crises converge—a dearth of affordable housing, and a lack of residential and inpatient treatment options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Still, the dearth of data in the race makes it hard to test just how close things might be.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
The dearth of obvious contenders in this section, though, means German second seed Alexander Zverev remains the strong favourite.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The problem is largely caused by a dearth of building in the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis.
From Barron's • May 31, 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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