shortfall
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The court had previously been told there was a shortfall between ANL's total costs and the claimant's insurance cover of a combined £16.2 million.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The court said authorities would continue to recover Hui’s illegal gains and that any shortfall would have to be repaid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Right now, there’s little appetite for many of the plans that policymakers and others have proposed to fix the shortfall.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The shortfall in power is usually covered by solar and wind during the hot, windy daytimes - but traditional coal- and gas-powered generation will have to be supplemented by imports during the evenings.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
This all started with me noticing a 60-liter shortfall in water production.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The court also ordered that remaining shortfalls from illegal gains be returned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Last month, a Los Angeles County civil grand jury report found L.A.’s budget shortfalls and dwindling zoo membership would make it difficult to maintain the zoological park in the long term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
In some instances, hotels made up for the shortfalls by hiking room rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Funding shortfalls for research and personal circumstances can also often lengthen the study period.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The unemployment caused home foreclosures, leading to shortfalls in property tax receipts, and therefore holes in the school budget.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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