shortfall

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To calculate the shortfall, the intake target for each subject was compared with the actual intake number each year for the past nine years.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The other is the 75-year forecast, showing the overall size and scope of the long-term shortfall in the system.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Canada’s goods-trade shortfall expanded by C$3.31 billion to C$7.72 billion for the recent quarter, the data agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Bass and Newsom have sometimes scuffled over state aid for the city, like during last year’s budget season when Newsom said he would not use state money to rescue Los Angeles from its billion-dollar shortfall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In five weeks, on November 29, the index of subprime mortgage bonds, called the ABX, would post its first interest-rate shortfall.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis