shortfall

Example Sentences

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Increased shipments from the US have been making up some of the shortfall.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

To make up for the shortfall, countries are on pace to empty their oil storage tanks at a rate of about 5.5 million barrels a day this quarter—the most ever, according to S&P Global Energy.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

It would be hard to find market experts who took that prediction seriously, but few probably expected the shortfall to be so steep.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

As a result, Canada recorded a monthly trade surplus incorporating both goods and services of C$1.69 billion against a shortfall of C$4.97 billion in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In five weeks, on November 29, the index of subprime mortgage bonds, called the ABX, would post its first interest-rate shortfall.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis