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shortfall

[shawrt-fawl] / ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl /


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The shortfall prompted a wave of debate about what the community wants its schools to offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

If it were at the 30th percentile, it would close two-fifths of the shortfall.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

In their note Monday, the analysts raised their call for a global 2026-’28 net power shortfall to 38 gigawatts from 33 gigawatts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ukraine's strikes explain "about one-third of the global diesel shortfall, currently estimated at 1.7 to 1.8 million barrels per day", said Mathonniere.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

This latest shortfall would involve more cuts in the arts.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

As Metrolink faces budget shortfalls and service reductions, the regional commuter rail network is raising its ticket prices on Monday for the first time in 13 years by as much as 27%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Like culinary dishes, market crashes require specific ingredients: overstretched valuations, high debt levels and cash shortfalls, high volatility, rising capital costs, contagion vectors and poor shock absorbers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

It did, however, note the inventory shortfalls and reveal "industrial base bottlenecks" for munitions resupply.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

To deal with shortfalls and delays, the Pentagon is "working to streamline procurement processes and production lead times, and to stockpile critical materials, components, and selected munitions," the report said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The unemployment caused home foreclosures, leading to shortfalls in property tax receipts, and therefore holes in the school budget.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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