paucity

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There’s still room for improvement, as the relative paucity of battery storage leaves those states more vulnerable to nighttime spikes in natural gas combustion.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

In his tweet, he stresses long transit times and a paucity of Mars launch windows—which he already knew about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

With a paucity of working capital and bank lending rates now exceeding 60%, both foreign and domestic firms are stuck in a quagmire.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Better-than-expected employment gains in the private sector, on the other hand, would likely be treated with suspicion, given the paucity of other data showing the labor market has improved.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Like Waterman and McCunn, he displayed a staggering paucity of common sense.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer