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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The agency's website crashed four times over a 10-day span due to server overload, and internal cost-cutting has left field offices short-staffed and unable to keep up with demand, according to a Washington Post investigation published March 25.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Nearly a third of family offices report being short-staffed in key areas like IT, compliance, and investment oversight.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
According to a memo circulated among agency heads and previously reported by USA TODAY, plans call for the VA to lay off nearly 80,000 workers, which lawmakers and advocates fear could devastate the already short-staffed agency.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
The firings have left parks short-staffed ahead of the busy summer travel season, including for critical lifesaving search-and-rescue missions.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Nearly a third of family offices report being short-staffed in key areas like IT, compliance, and investment oversight.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
According to a memo circulated among agency heads and previously reported by USA TODAY, plans call for the VA to lay off nearly 80,000 workers, which lawmakers and advocates fear could devastate the already short-staffed agency.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
The firings have left parks short-staffed ahead of the busy summer travel season, including for critical lifesaving search-and-rescue missions.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Short-staffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-staffed. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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