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It’s exactly the kind of bold problem-solving that has seemed in short supply in urban governance over the past four years, during a pandemic recovery marked by a murder surge, the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants, rising homelessness, and out-of-control housing costs.

From Slate

But when medications are in short supply, regulators don’t consider them “commercially available” — opening the door for pharmacies to create and sell similar products.

This has pushed even many reliably Democratic voters to the edge of their empathy, because it simply feels unfair: Housing, health care, and social supports are in short supply, there are long waitlists of people seeking to come to the U.S. through legal means, and we’re offering our limited resources to people who have jumped the line?

From Slate

He has not heard back, meaning it is likely that resources are limited and bomb disposal experts in short supply.

From BBC

The drinking water in Hasakah comes from a system of wells 25 kilometres away, but these are also drying and the fuel needed to extract water is in short supply.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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