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shortfall

[shawrt-fawl] / ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl /


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Treasury — much less help overcome Social Security’s funding shortfall.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

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

This latest shortfall would involve more cuts in the arts.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Supporters say fire survivors shouldn’t owe hefty taxes when selling burned-out lots, arguing the break offers basic fairness for families facing insurance shortfalls and steep rebuilding costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

The Resolution Foundation estimates that more than 1.1 million low income renters now face shortfalls between their housing benefit and their actual rent, with the gap expected to reach a record high this October.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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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