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Staffing levels may also affect a store's ability to detect and report theft; for example, an understaffed store may not have adequate manpower to monitor shoppers and report incidents in progress.
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April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The city's police force is understaffed and its public safety apparatus is inadequate to deliver justice, with too little jail space and too few prosecutors and judges to move cases through the courts.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
High absentee rates at some major airports have produced long lines and frustrated passengers at understaffed security checkpoints.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is chronically understaffed and the two on duty during the accident were doing the jobs of four.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The city's police force is understaffed and its public safety apparatus is inadequate to deliver justice, with too little jail space and too few prosecutors and judges to move cases through the courts.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
High absentee rates at some major airports have produced long lines and frustrated passengers at understaffed security checkpoints.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is chronically understaffed and the two on duty during the accident were doing the jobs of four.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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