as in lack
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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Recent Examples of shortage
Why factory robots matter for the future of work
Labor shortages continue to challenge industries worldwide, particularly in manufacturing and logistics.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Denny’s and Waffle House have both removed the surcharges the chains put in place earlier this year to offset the soaring cost of eggs amid a nationwide shortage.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
New York City is in the grips of its worst housing shortage in more than 50 years.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
There is a growing shortage of drivers, rising costs, and relentless demand for faster deliveries.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Denny’s and Waffle House have both removed the surcharges the chains put in place earlier this year to offset the soaring cost of eggs amid a nationwide shortage.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
New York City is in the grips of its worst housing shortage in more than 50 years.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
There is a growing shortage of drivers, rising costs, and relentless demand for faster deliveries.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortage
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As a result, the carbon dioxide isn't replenished and, along with other mechanisms like the solar winds and the lack of magnetic field, the result was a feedback process that bled off more and more of the atmosphere as more and more of the carbon dioxide was sealed in the minerals.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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The report also exposed a laundry list of other procedural and planning errors, including misallocation of resources and a lack of training.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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If the deficiency is prolonged, the plant may stop flowering and fruiting altogether.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
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The issue was also declared a significant deficiency in 2020, and Wyandotte officials pledged to begin implementing a residential protection program.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
5 July 2025
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Ultimately, cultivating new talent, rather than trying to outbid the likes of Meta, may prove a more sustainable path for OpenAI in its quest to stay highly mission-oriented while supporting an industry grappling with a scarcity of top-tier talent.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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Further, many of the business classes trace their roots to a particular mix of nationalism and capital scarcity.—
Radu Magdin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The second quarter reporting season comes at a pivotal point for the stock market, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite trading at all-time highs this week even after an onslaught of bad news regarding higher tariffs, a ballooning fiscal deficit, softening growth and elevated geopolitical risk.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Rays reliever Bryan Baker didn’t help his cause by issuing back-to-back walks to Trevor Story and Romy Gonzalez to start the seventh, and Marcelo Mayer made the righty pay with an RBI double to cut the deficit to 3-2.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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