shortage
Example Sentences
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Mass compounding was allowed only because of a drug shortage that was bound to be resolved—as it was last year.
Cuba also has a shortage of aviation fuel, leading several airlines to suspend services to the island and some countries, including the UK, to warn citizens against non-essential travel there.
From BBC
The lawsuit reflects growing concern about high prices and shortages of fire engines and parts in a market that is heavily concentrated among the largest players.
Inventory remains suppressed in large part because the vehicle production shortages of 2020-22 reduced the number of off-lease vehicles returning to dealer lots.
From MarketWatch
The U.N.’s human-rights office said the shortage of imported fuel is undercutting the supply of food and disrupting essential services like water systems and hospitals in the country of 10 million people.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
