short supply
Example Sentences
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And today the "spirit of Anchorage" is in short supply.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Better still, it boasted something in short supply: a satisfying ending.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Automation technology provider Zebra Technologies expects memory chips to be in short supply through 2027.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
“A range of memory products is now in short supply and may be in that state for a while longer,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
The Brazil nuts they had been counting on to sustain them were in short supply, and the piglike tapir, with its prehensile snout, was elusive.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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