shortfalls
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Without congressional action, those shortfalls would mean reductions in benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
In 2024, repeated earnings shortfalls led to a plunging stock price and pressure for change from activist hedge fund Glenview Capital Management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Resolution Foundation estimates that more than 1.1 million low income renters now face shortfalls between their housing benefit and their actual rent, with the gap expected to reach a record high this October.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
As Metrolink faces budget shortfalls and service reductions, the regional commuter rail network is raising its ticket prices on Monday for the first time in 13 years by as much as 27%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The unemployment caused home foreclosures, leading to shortfalls in property tax receipts, and therefore holes in the school budget.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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