Word: scantiest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rebels' show of strength comes at a particularly difficult time for the government, which already faces staggering economic trouble. This year's coffee harvest will probably be the scantiest in 30 years, disastrous news for a country that counts on this single product for one-third of its income. An additional 50% of its income comes from U.S. aid, but belt tightening in Washington could erode the $537 million currently allocated to El Salvador...
...charges at the nursery school where she taught, the sun at her back clearly outlining her legs and thighs through a diaphanous skirt. That caused a sensation, but it was only the beginning. Fleet Street's overheated tabloids, used to concocting royal "romances" on the scantiest of evidence-a day at the races with Lady Camilla Fane, a chat at the polo grounds with Secretary Jane Ward-regularly made up quotes and printed rumors. Diana was ambushed by paparazzi while riding in her car and reduced to tears. Finally, a story in the Sunday Mirror alleged that...