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shortage

[shawr-tij] / ˈʃɔr tɪdʒ /


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“There’s no shortage of drivers that would love to take my seat or anybody else’s seat if we weren’t feeling well,” Keselowski said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“You wouldn’t want to address a bird-flu-driven egg shortage by slowing demand across the economy.”

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Cuba has been suffering from extensive blackouts for months, caused by chronic fuel shortage.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But Stilwell likes his posting, where there is no shortage of police work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It had been built in the 1950s and was designed as a co-op, meant to ease a post-World War II housing shortage for black working-class families.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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