shortage
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There is no shortage of proposals in the House.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
There has been no shortage of warnings from AI's top bosses about existential threats over the years.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
One major reason is the shortage of molecular evidence from H. erectus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
S&P Global Commodity Insights said the conflict has exposed a shortage of medium and heavy sour crude, which is harder to replace with the lighter barrels available from alternative suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Most patients sleep on dirty floors and there’s a constant shortage of food, medicine, and clean water.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
What I can tell you is that one or two people likely leaked the munitions shortages, not 50, and it’s unclear what examinees discussed during their pre-test interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rising demand, workforce shortages and diagnostic bottlenecks have all played a part.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
In late June, the company raised the prices of its Macs and iPads, citing the impact of component shortages caused by the boom in AI, and then warned in July that smartphones would follow.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Skill shortages, it says, should be filled by returning German expatriates, automation and artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Outside the camp, too, chronic shortages have removed rice from the daily diets of many North Koreans, especially those in the hostile classes.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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World War I
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