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shortfall

[shawrt-fawl] / ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl /


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The 75-year shortfall has risen to approximately $30 trillion — up from $26 trillion last year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Her boss, Chief Executive Jennifer Welsh, explained the projected £800m shortfall in Northern Ireland's health budget meant all trusts had been instructed to find savings that "could be delivered without causing harm to service users".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Central Bank said it took over Ueno due to a severe capital shortfall, in order to "protect depositors and preserve the stability of the financial system."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The move comes amid concerns over a shortfall in interceptors, which the U.S. has been racing to resupply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

This latest shortfall would involve more cuts in the arts.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

In 2024, repeated earnings shortfalls led to a plunging stock price and pressure for change from activist hedge fund Glenview Capital Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

It’s a characterization he’s encouraged over years of clashes with officials and detractors and his repeated claims that the department has been crippled under Luna by staffing shortfalls, budgetary mismanagement and lack of confidence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Steep price increases and supply shortfalls in some cases have sparked protests in parts of Asia, Latin America and Europe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Resolution Foundation estimates that more than 1.1 million low income renters now face shortfalls between their housing benefit and their actual rent, with the gap expected to reach a record high this October.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

It said that Governor Thomas Corbett had proposed that the state’s institutions of higher learning should consider closing their budget shortfalls by drilling for natural gas on their campuses.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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