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"We are really trying to address the staff shortage, not replace drivers," said Milo Belien, a software engineer at Futurail, a French-German start-up that automates trains.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Botched executions have come under scrutiny over the past decade, since a shortage of the drugs used led some states to change the formula, or procure drugs from more questionable sources.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The company said the shortage of memory chips that has propelled its explosive growth in the past year shows no signs of slowing down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The British tourist in Lalibela said online banking was working in Lalibela but there was a shortage of physical cash.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In England this latter practice developed about 1951 as a result of a shortage of sulfuric acid, formerly used to burn off the potato vines.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

It would add around 10,000 more troops to the region, putting further strain on the Navy, which has been under pressure from near-record deployments and supply shortages.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Hundreds of people, mostly minors, have been arrested and dozens injured as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France, officials say.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Fuel shortages mean fewer cars on the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even though Japan has a rapidly ageing population and is suffering labour shortages in many sectors, opposition to immigration is growing, prompting a push by Takaichi for tighter regulations on foreign nationals.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

It was not food shortages that caused most of history’s wars and revolutions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari