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adjective satellite

• not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

• recurring only at long intervals

• not widely distributed

• having low density

• marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

• (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside

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adjective satellite

• impossible to find

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adjective

• deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand

adverb

• only a very short time before

• almost not

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New York Times27 Dec 2011 Down 51
New York Times11 May 1998 Across 15
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