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scarcity

[skair-si-tee] / ˈskɛər sɪ ti /


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Monsoon-related disasters are an annual occurrence across India after the region's long summers when many parts of the country face water scarcity and drought.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

That tiny float helped create artificial scarcity after the IPO.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

MHC-1 contains many sites where arginine must be incorporated during production, so the researchers suspected that arginine scarcity was interfering with the process.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

As Skidelsky sees it, Hayek reduced the market’s moral function to the way in which economies gave people the opportunity to make their own moral choices and thereby acquire responsibility in the face of scarcity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

It had nothing to do with the scarcity of crabs or feeling sorry for the bay.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

"Relatedly, understanding how plants regulate signaling and immune responses in the face of environmental scarcities, like iron deficiencies, will be crucial as scientists optimize plant health in our continually changing climate."

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 2024

Given the U.S. government’s reactive approach to drug shortages, extra clarity on what is driving the scarcities would help.

From Scientific American Sep. 18, 2023

Acuna said products that are imported, face scarcities, or are seasonal see the highest increases.

From Reuters Aug. 17, 2023

"There hasn't been much of administrative support from Imphal. There are scarcities," a senior army official, who preferred to remain unnamed, said.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2023

“No, and the good year will break the price of beef. I wonder what Will would do. He’s scarcity man. He told me. He said, ‘Always deal in scarcities.’

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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