noun. lack, scarcity
"Despite the fact that there have been some 50 Superhero movies made just in the past 10 years - from Spider Man to The Dark Knight to X-Men to The Avengers - no woman has directed any of the major films. There's been a dearth of female superhero movies over this time period as well."
"In the mid-1980s, women accounted for 30% to 40% is computer science students in the United States. Today that has dropped to about 16%. The dearth of women in the tech world also creates an economic problem."
"Faced with a dearth of logistical and challenges related to climate change, human-powered trips to the North Pole may be on the brink of extinction."
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Did you know that the battle of valley forge, the continental army dearth supplies, such as food, clothe, money, and weapons!
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