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shortage

[shawr-tij] / ˈʃɔr tɪdʒ /


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For as long as we’ve been going to the movies, there’s been no shortage of revenge films.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The U.S.-Iran war has worsened a shortage of interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

There’s a cost aspect to the memory-chip shortage as well, as prices have skyrocketed in the face of tight supply.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Over time, that energy shortage could weaken communication in the brain and contribute to memory and thinking problems.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Yet women insisted they could do the job, and when there was a shortage of men to do the work, women did it successfully.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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