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
But by the early 2000s, discussions shifted to concerns about physician shortages.
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Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
POWs from the Axis powers stayed in several camps in the region and performed a variety of jobs to help fill the manpower shortage created by the war.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Administrators, teachers and school personnel were consistently overwhelmed by staff shortages, behavioral concerns and funding that never seemed to reach the classroom.
—Aziza Butler, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The cybersecurity industry is facing a critical shortage of skilled professionals as threats from nation-state actors and cybercriminals escalate fueled by easy access to AI tools.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
POWs from the Axis powers stayed in several camps in the region and performed a variety of jobs to help fill the manpower shortage created by the war.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Administrators, teachers and school personnel were consistently overwhelmed by staff shortages, behavioral concerns and funding that never seemed to reach the classroom.
—Aziza Butler, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The cybersecurity industry is facing a critical shortage of skilled professionals as threats from nation-state actors and cybercriminals escalate fueled by easy access to AI tools.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortage
Noun
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Still, the Mets have largely been able to overcome a lack of production at the bottom because of a strong bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the European Union, where Temu hopes to further expand, regulators opened an investigation into the company’s practices and products, citing concern over lack of compliance with the Digital Services Act.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Early signs of magnesium deficiency include fatigue, appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, and weakness.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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Korsakoff syndrome is a type of dementia that usually occurs as a late-stage effect of thiamine deficiency, especially if Wernicke encephalopathy is not treated.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2025
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This speaks to a larger issue of the collective shift away from physical retail, the rising costs of overhead and commercial rent, and the scarcity of grants and funding available to independent entrepreneurs.—
Shelton Boyd-Griffith,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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The model originally spawned from scarcity is likely to be recovered as a consequence of abundance (or a scarcity of attention).—
Jim Euchner,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Houston's suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke's title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Gators came back from a nine-point second-half deficit to win 79-73, riding a 34-point performance by Walter Clayton Jr. By night’s end, that comeback was but a footnote.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortage. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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