shortfall

Example Sentences

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Collectively, the enrollment declines in Miami-Dade erased about $70 million from the district’s budget, forcing administrators to scramble to cover the unexpected shortfall.

From Los Angeles Times

For the Navy, which operates only a small number of cargo ships and relies on commercial carriers and mariners for most of its needs, the shortfall could be crippling.

From The Wall Street Journal

In some cases, operators have had to manually send commands to boats or control them remotely with a device due to the software’s shortfalls, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this summer, the building was still deemed unsafe by the fire service, which said it had to close "in the absence of any suitable plans to remediate the fire safety shortfalls".

From BBC

This year, the city had to close a nearly $1-billion shortfall caused largely by rising personnel costs, soaring legal payouts and a slowdown in the local economy.

From Los Angeles Times