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From the Ted Talk by Amanda Little: Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste

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The first shows mtounanis of potatoes that have been left to rot in a field in Idaho. The restaurants and cafeterias and stadiums that had consumed them were steteuhrd during the pandemic. The second shows a devastating scene outside of the San Antonio food bank. Thousands of carloads of people lenid up, wniatig for food with not enough supply to go around. "How is it possible these two photos exist at the same time, in the most prosperous and technologically advanced mmnoet in our history," tewteed Andrés.

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The first shows _________ of potatoes that have been left to rot in a field in Idaho. The restaurants and cafeterias and stadiums that had consumed them were _________ during the pandemic. The second shows a devastating scene outside of the San Antonio food bank. Thousands of carloads of people _____ up, _______ for food with not enough supply to go around. "How is it possible these two photos exist at the same time, in the most prosperous and technologically advanced ______ in our history," _______ Andrés.

Solution

  1. shuttered
  2. tweeted
  3. moment
  4. waiting
  5. mountains
  6. lined

Original Text

The first shows mountains of potatoes that have been left to rot in a field in Idaho. The restaurants and cafeterias and stadiums that had consumed them were shuttered during the pandemic. The second shows a devastating scene outside of the San Antonio food bank. Thousands of carloads of people lined up, waiting for food with not enough supply to go around. "How is it possible these two photos exist at the same time, in the most prosperous and technologically advanced moment in our history," tweeted Andrés.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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decentralizing agriculture 2
food waste 2
alternative meats 2

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Important Words

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