short-staffed
adjective
: having fewer than the usual number of people available
The department is short-staffed.
a short-staffed hospital
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Three Bayern centre-backs, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae and Hiroki Ito, missed the end of the German season with injuries, leaving the team short-staffed in defence.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
At the end of the day, fire departments are short-staffed because not enough people recognize that firefighting has the potential to provide a fulfilling, lucrative opportunity that serves one’s community.
—Jason Cerrano, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Some forecast offices will be so short-staffed that they may be forced to go to part-time services.
—Louis Uccellini, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 6 May 2025
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
At the end of the day, fire departments are short-staffed because not enough people recognize that firefighting has the potential to provide a fulfilling, lucrative opportunity that serves one’s community.
—Jason Cerrano, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Some forecast offices will be so short-staffed that they may be forced to go to part-time services.
—Louis Uccellini, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.
—Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 6 May 2025
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“Short-staffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-staffed. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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