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1 | 99% | 10 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 33% | 12 | Persistent failure to meet a child's basic needs | |
3 | 29% | 8 | Given a set quota | |
Basic Failure To Meet Storytelling Quota Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "UNDERLYING" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • In the nature of something though not readily apparent
- • Located beneath or below
- • Being or involving basic facts or principles verb
- • To lie in a position directly beneath.
- • To lie under or beneath.
- • To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.
- • To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.
- • To underlay. noun
- • The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value. adjective
- • Lying underneath
- • Basic or fundamental
- • Implicit
An example sentence would be:
- • "The underlying problem is a lack of communication."
- • "He had an underlying fear of heights."
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