paucity
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The drummer said she was distressed by the paucity of water stations available, and feared the triple-digit heat was a risk for fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Moreover, one reason for all the imagining from without is the paucity of figuration from within Sunni Islam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Watching him was a reminder, not that it was needed, of the paucity of Hearts' performance in the opening half.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The relative paucity of American casualties demonstrates the care and competence of the planning by Adm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
The other major obstacle to the development of food production in Australia was the paucity of domesticable wild plants.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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