stunted
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Plant growth can be stunted in dry soil, affecting animals or birds that rely on them for food or the success of a food crop.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It painted a dire picture of a nation where one-in-two children under five years has stunted growth, and nearly three-quarters of 10 year-olds leave school illiterate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The economy was stunted by abnormally severe winter weather, for one thing.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Matthew Patrick Davis accentuates with a wink the callowness of Joseph II, an emperor who perhaps sees in Mozart a reflection of his own stunted nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
He was a stunted little man with knobby knees and a balding head and a nose like a used pencil eraser, and he was stark naked and slimed head to toe with sticky, translucent gel.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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A Long Walk to Water
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