short supply
Example Sentences
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And because step-down facilities for longer holds are in short supply, patients often remain in expensive emergency rooms for longer periods or are merely released.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Automation technology provider Zebra Technologies expects memory chips to be in short supply through 2027.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The reason isn’t mysterious: key components like memory are surging in price and in short supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Not all patches are in short supply: The most commonly used patches are twice-weekly patches, and these are the ones that are difficult to find.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Since candles are in short supply, we fit them for only ten minutes, but as long as we sing the song, that doesn’t matter.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
