scarcity
Example Sentences
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The power outages that stretched into Tuesday followed a weekend of civil unrest provoked by the scarcity of food, water and other basic necessities.
The sudden scarcity of supply, plus uncertainty about how long the current crisis will last, saw oil prices spike about 8% percent and the European gas price about 20% on the morning of 2 March.
From BBC
India's youth story is a study in contradictions - of abundance and scarcity, promise and drift.
From BBC
We are transitioning from strictly a debasement inflationary environment to one that is more balanced between scarcity and debasement.
From MarketWatch
The scarcity of naphtha -- a liquid distilled from petroleum that is essential for making ethylene, a key ingredient in everything from plastic grocery bags to food packaging -- risks a knock-on effect across many industries.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
