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1. Mindfulness and Stress

Word bank: [ practice ]   [ demonstrates ]   [ reduce ]   [ sometimes ]   [ modest ]

Mindfulness — the of intentionally directing attention to present-moment experience without judgement — has moved from Buddhist meditation practice into mainstream psychology and medicine. Clinical research that mindfulness-based interventions can significantly symptoms of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. Critics caution that the practice has been oversimplified and commercialised, and that its benefits for serious mental illness are more than popular enthusiasm suggests.

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2. Space Debris

Word bank: [ orbital ]   [ travelling ]   [ satellites ]   [ collisions ]   [ serious ]

More than twenty thousand pieces of debris — defunct satellites, rocket stages, and fragments from collisions — currently orbit the Earth at speeds of up to twenty-eight thousand kilometres per hour. Even a small fragment at such velocity can destroy an operational satellite. As the number of in low Earth orbit grows rapidly, the risk of a cascade of — known as the Kessler Syndrome — in which each collision generates more debris that causes further collisions, poses a threat to future space operations.

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3. Food Security

Word bank: [ access ]   [ face ]   [ inequality ]   [ weaknesses ]   [ productivity ]

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Despite significant progress, approximately 733 million people hunger in 2023. Climate change, conflict, economic , and rising food prices compound existing in food production and distribution systems. Achieving food security requires not only increasing agricultural but also reducing food waste, improving supply chains, and ensuring equitable access to the food that is already produced.

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