shortfall

Example Sentences

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Most of the shortfall was tied to the record 43-day government shutdown last fall.

From MarketWatch

Aberdeenshire Council officials said without an increase in income, they were facing a shortfall of more than £17.5m in funding.

From BBC

Mind you, this shortfall is $7 billion less than the city projected a couple of months ago before a surge in income-tax collections from year-end bonuses.

From The Wall Street Journal

From October through January, the government spent $697 billion more than it collected in revenue, a deficit smaller than the $840 billion shortfall recorded in the comparable period ending January 2025.

From Barron's

Even before revelations about the emails, there were tensions between Wasserman and some Los Angeles politicians concerned that financial shortfalls in staging the $7-billion Summer Games will need to be covered by local taxpayers.

From Los Angeles Times