scarcity
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Scarcity works only when customers believe that tight supply is the result of genuine capacity constraints, says David Dubois, associate professor of marketing at the business school Insead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
He imagined a future in which “resources and livable conditions are scarce. Scarcity is the rule, and requires a degree of self-interest. Population problems are beyond solution by migration. No habitable unclaimed lands remain.”
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024
Scarcity has value, we all know why diamonds cost more than pebbles.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024
“We’re not even coming close to capturing all the runoff,” said Mark Gold, the director of Water Scarcity Solutions for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
Scarcity was weighing on everybody’s mind in those days.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing scarcity
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