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shortcoming

[shawrt-kuhm-ing] / ˈʃɔrtˌkʌm ɪŋ /


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One shortcoming, by the way, of this menu is it works best for established firms that know what they’ve built.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But spokesman Pitambar Ghimire admitted that "our only shortcoming is proper implementation".

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

These voices insist that it isn’t “real cooking” unless everything is homemade, that shortcuts signify failure, and that feeding yourself—or others—this way reflects some deeper shortcoming.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

Under questioning from Nicholas Moss KC, counsel to the inquiry, she agreed that was a "marked shortcoming".

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Groves, who thought the latter shortcoming deprived Oppie of the scientific prestige the project leader should possess, plainly was unaware of the scientists towering reputation in the physics community.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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