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shortage

[shawr-tij] / ˈʃɔr tɪdʒ /


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The same shortage is a windfall for the companies on the other side of the wall, and the contrast is the most useful map an investor has.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And at a press conference on the shortage of non-fossil fuels needed to decarbonise air travel, EU regulations on the minimum amounts of such fuels required in aircraft tanks came under fire.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

There’s no shortage of people with good ideas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Every morning, the chief executive of Ford Motor F -2.87%decrease; red down pointing triangle checks the same number: How big is the nationwide mechanic shortage at its dealerships?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

There is no shortage of worthy reform efforts and goals.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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