shortfall
Example Sentences
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Ford Motor has a shortfall of 5,000 highly paid mechanics, while persistent electrician shortages inflate housing construction costs.
This shortfall was driven by lower-than-expected growth in defense, including Naval Vessels Luerssen, which the German arms maker is in the process of acquiring.
The UN human rights chief said Thursday his agency was "in survival mode" due to funding shortfalls, as he launched a $400 million appeal to tackle global rights crises in 2026.
From Barron's
Filings show that IonQ insiders sold nearly $400 million in stock in the days before the first funding shortfall became public record.
From Barron's
The report, which examined the events leading up to his death, revealed several safeguarding shortfalls, and made 10 recommendations for the school, its trust, the local authority and the Department for Education.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
