shortage
Example Sentences
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“You wouldn’t want to address a bird-flu-driven egg shortage by slowing demand across the economy.”
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
She said the previous year's drought may have contributed to the vanilla shortage.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
High-ranking members of the Police Department have acknowledged that the agency is often below recommended staffing levels, driven by a personnel shortage that has affected large agencies across the country.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Mitigating waste could help solve the world’s energy shortage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
There was more to it than just the housing shortage.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
Vocabulary lists containing shortage
World War I
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