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Yet some argue that the key to club-wide data integration, and to any successful data department, is stability, which has been in short supply at Old Trafford over the past year.
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
Housing is in short supply for renters and buyers alike in the metro area.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
With eggs in short supply, some retailers around the country are putting limits on the number of cartons customers can buy at one time.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Shortages for medicines that a patient can pick up at the pharmacy often draw the most headlines, but most of the medications that end up in short supply are generic, injectable drugs that are used in hospitals: usually, these drugs have only one or two suppliers.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
Housing is in short supply for renters and buyers alike in the metro area.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
With eggs in short supply, some retailers around the country are putting limits on the number of cartons customers can buy at one time.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Shortages for medicines that a patient can pick up at the pharmacy often draw the most headlines, but most of the medications that end up in short supply are generic, injectable drugs that are used in hospitals: usually, these drugs have only one or two suppliers.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
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“In short supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20short%20supply. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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