scarce
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At the same time, global warming is worsening droughts throughout the West, putting even more strain on scarce water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Periods of easy financial conditions tend to increase demand for scarce assets that the government can’t print like gold and commodities, and bitcoin has historically responded with far more volatility than these traditional alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
In a landscape like the savanna-woodland where water sources are scarce, rivers like the Fefine are important for wildlife and humans alike.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
For the moment, clear exit ramps are scarce.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Slumped by the fire, in the midst of all of that shouting, was Dr. Trefusis, insensate, shivering though near flame, stubble upon his cheeks and chin, his scarce hair still clammy.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The right response is more production and more productivity growth, not scarcer credit.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
If major food-producing regions were hit, some foods would become scarcer, driving up prices globally and potentially restricting choice, the report says.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Conversely, they make Waste Management’s assets scarcer and more valuable.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
His father was a coal miner, but those jobs, he said, are scarcer and less stable than before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Prey was much scarcer than it should be at this time of year.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Strike-fighter pilots are the scarcest asset in a carrier strike group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But periodically investors get a reminder that one of the scarcest AI resources is top talent.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
Hatakeyama compares this to an updated version of Liebig's famous barrel analogy, in which a plant's growth is limited by its shortest stave, representing the scarcest resource.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
As she climbs the corporate ladder of a Texas-based oil company, Bunny slowly realizes that energy isn’t just a matter of machines, but also the toughest and scarcest commodity for all modern women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
I could have a hundred lovers—but, ach, friends are the scarcest things in the world.
From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon
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