shortage
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During a postwar cocoa shortage in the 1940s, an Italian pastry chef named Pietro Ferrero had the genius idea to combine the scarce resource with an ingredient his town had in abundance: hazelnuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Yet city officials estimate that more than 5,000 properties sit empty most of the year, which some advocates argue worsens the city’s housing shortage and affordability crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“Raising interest rates isn’t going to solve the problem of a shortage of food or oil,” Stiglitz said.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The shortage is also pushing some towards more polluting fuels such as firewood, kerosene and coal.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Both the Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini plants were out of commission following the tsunami, creating a shortage in the electricity supply.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing shortage
World War I
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