short-staffed
adjective
: having fewer than the usual number of people available
The department is short-staffed.
a short-staffed hospital
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How to streamline administrative work when short-staffed?
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
In the post, the man, or original poster (OP), writes that his wife is a nurse and works long hours (about 36 to 60 hours a week), and has been picking up additional hours due to the hospital being short-staffed.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 June 2025
If our national parks are short-staffed, the public is likely to notice.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Three Bayern centre-backs, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae and Hiroki Ito, missed the end of the German season with injuries, leaving the team short-staffed in defence.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
In the post, the man, or original poster (OP), writes that his wife is a nurse and works long hours (about 36 to 60 hours a week), and has been picking up additional hours due to the hospital being short-staffed.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 June 2025
If our national parks are short-staffed, the public is likely to notice.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Three Bayern centre-backs, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae and Hiroki Ito, missed the end of the German season with injuries, leaving the team short-staffed in defence.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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“Short-staffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-staffed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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