shortage
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“It seems clear there is a sustained shortage of the most crucial parts of the AI chain, including power, infrastructure, memory, and computational chips,” said Trivariate Research founder Adam Parker.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There’s a cost aspect to the memory-chip shortage as well, as prices have skyrocketed in the face of tight supply.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
At that time, Europe led the coal purchases, with global competition for the fuel causing a shortage that drove benchmark prices to new records.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Over time, that energy shortage could weaken communication in the brain and contribute to memory and thinking problems.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
—Some of us children, due to a chronic shortage of buildings, desks, blackboards and benches, would have to be relocated in shacks down by the river.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing shortage
World War I
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