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nutrients

NOUN
source of nourishment
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"We are working to develop medications that may help the brain better utilize these nutrients to preserve cognitive function."

From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026

The report said that pollution by nutrients from agriculture and wastewater was "a longstanding, severe and chronic problem that affects the economy, society and environment".

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Years of intensive farming had drained the fields of their nutrients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

They wanted nutrients that didn’t exist in “boiled to death” milk.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

In the absence of key nutrients, a severe chemical imbalance develops in the brain, inducing convulsions and hallucinations.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer



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