shortage
Example Sentences
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In a city plagued by persistent housing shortages, the store and parking lot spanning more than 100,000 square feet have long made locals wonder when a developer would swoop in.
Supply shortages helped drive beef and veal prices up by more than 16%.
Effects could include delayed data centers, higher prices for laptops, TVs and other consumer electronics, and possible chip shortages for automakers that would delay vehicle production, in a potential repeat of the pandemic car crisis.
Loosening regulations helped boost private imports and allowed supermarket shelves to be stocked after chronic shortages of everything from corn flour to toilet paper to cancer medications.
A severe shortage of hard currency has left the government struggling to import the fuel needed to power its electricity plants.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
