shortfall
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The senators calculate that this would cover about 75% of the Social Security’s projected funding shortfall over the next 75 years.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
The Central Bank said it took over Ueno due to a severe capital shortfall, in order to "protect depositors and preserve the stability of the financial system."
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Royal College of Radiologists said NHS Wales currently had 88 fewer radiologists than it needed - a 28% shortfall.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
U.S. stocks declined as a revenue shortfall from Google parent Alphabet caused one of the largest ever one-session market capitalization losses for a single company, feeding doubts about the payoff from artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
After twenty-four hours of tireless work, Anthony went to the university trustees and presented $8,000 in pledges to make up the shortfall.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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The revenue shortfalls in Silicon Valley have stoked a wider concern about the sustainability of the massive debt piles accrued to chase the AI-infrastructure building boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Steep price increases and supply shortfalls in some cases have sparked protests in parts of Asia, Latin America and Europe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
As Metrolink faces budget shortfalls and service reductions, the regional commuter rail network is raising its ticket prices on Monday for the first time in 13 years by as much as 27%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
A low cost of capital can cushion shortfalls.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
It said that Governor Thomas Corbett had proposed that the state’s institutions of higher learning should consider closing their budget shortfalls by drilling for natural gas on their campuses.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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