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Adjective
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However, what the study suggests is that this struggle has just gotten leaner and meaner – with a rise of 5.8% in unemployment for new college grads, and similar other harbingers of doom for Gen Z as a labor force.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025 -
By contrast, Ono’s tentative UF contract is notably leaner — and stricter.—
Garrett Shanley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Without dystrophin, muscles in various parts of the body — such as the legs, arms and heart — get replaced with fibrous tissue.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The intervertebral discs between the spinal vertebrae comprise a gel-like core, the nucleus pulposus (NP), encased by a tough, fibrous outer ring.—
Paul McClure
May 06,
New Atlas,
6 May 2025
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“Defatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defatted. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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