shortage
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Samsung Electronics forecast Thursday a more than 780 percent leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by high memory chip prices as AI fuels a global supply shortage.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
There was "no shortage of great companies and no shortage of capital", she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Deol said that, although freight prices had risen after the driver shortage, his company’s costs rose faster than customers’ rates could catch up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
There’s no shortage of cabinet storage or counter space, and a pass-through window connects the room to an outdoor patio, making hosting and cleanup a breeze.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mudgett foresaw no difficulty in acquiring the cadavers, although in fact a national shortage of corpses for medical education had by then driven doctors to raid graveyards for the freshly dead.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
The risk comes as U.S. refiners are operating above 90% of capacity to help offset war-driven global supply shortages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Teacher shortages are indeed acute, but no worse than elsewhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This summer, news reports revealed that multiple sailors had attempted to jump overboard amid shortages of fresh food, disruptions to hot water and laundry services and exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The protests started in late September with students blocking entrances to hundreds of high schools for 15- to 17-year-olds over complaints of dilapidated facilities and teacher shortages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was a time of shortages and limited labor-saving devices, and housework could take hours.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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