in short
Example Sentences
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The increase in the amount of money that shoppers spent over a six-month period after an online retailer informed them that an item was in short supply, new research found.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Every component of the AI buildout — power, silicon, steel, water — is in short supply and getting more expensive.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Better still, it boasted something in short supply: a satisfying ending.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The Powell Fed, in short, offered an unprecedented level of what academics refer to as forward guidance, or indications of any sort that telegraph the likely path of short-term interest rates.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Because household help was in short supply in wartime Washington, Elizebeth did a second shift when she got home.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
