scarcity

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“While the front of the curve reflects acute scarcity, the lower prices further out suggest that participants anticipate at least partial normalization over time,” said Saxo Bank’s head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

For some collectors, the scarcity is part of the appeal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

For Ukraine, the potential scarcity of fuel and surge in prices caused by the war on Iran is a worry: its own frontline troops need large amounts of diesel for their tanks and vehicles.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

At the same time, funding for AI infrastructure is starting to slow and investors are starting to worry about a scarcity of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The willingness of the two universities to share Robert Oppenheimer attested to the scarcity of qualified theoretical physicists in American academia, especially theoreticians of Oppenheimer’s distinction.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik