depletion
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"I get a runner's high after games. I think that's part of the oxygen depletion, maybe."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
But it also runs a higher risk of depletion later in retirement, in the event of abnormally poor market returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
In at least four cases, the use of fishmeal or fish oil and their link to industrial fishing and ecosystem depletion were central to arguments that the products were not environmentally sustainable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The severe depletion of mackerel numbers has led to the fish losing its MSC certification, meaning it no longer complies with many retailers' sustainability policies.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
A second factor is that, just as the depletion of wild game tended to make hunting-gathering less rewarding, an increased availability of domesticable wild plants made steps leading to plant domestication more rewarding.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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