shortfall
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Her boss, Chief Executive Jennifer Welsh, explained the projected £800m shortfall in Northern Ireland's health budget meant all trusts had been instructed to find savings that "could be delivered without causing harm to service users".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Central Bank said it took over Ueno due to a severe capital shortfall, in order to "protect depositors and preserve the stability of the financial system."
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The move comes amid concerns over a shortfall in interceptors, which the U.S. has been racing to resupply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
U.S. stocks declined as a revenue shortfall from Google parent Alphabet caused a historic drop in its market capitalization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
This latest shortfall would involve more cuts in the arts.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Without congressional action, those shortfalls would mean reductions in benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
It’s a characterization he’s encouraged over years of clashes with officials and detractors and his repeated claims that the department has been crippled under Luna by staffing shortfalls, budgetary mismanagement and lack of confidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Steep price increases and supply shortfalls in some cases have sparked protests in parts of Asia, Latin America and Europe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Meanwhile the U.S. is trying to shore up munitions shortfalls and rebuild the Navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It said that Governor Thomas Corbett had proposed that the state’s institutions of higher learning should consider closing their budget shortfalls by drilling for natural gas on their campuses.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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