shortage
Example Sentences
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There’s still a severe shortage that has allowed them to raise prices, boosting earnings.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
There’s no shortage of people with good ideas.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
The charity said rental housing was a "particularly difficult" area for its clients, along with a "chronic shortage of social housing".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Every morning, the chief executive of Ford Motor F -2.87%decrease; red down pointing triangle checks the same number: How big is the nationwide mechanic shortage at its dealerships?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
If we had ever been lacking for work to do, there would never be a shortage again.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
Vocabulary lists containing shortage
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