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Zelensky has repeatedly pleaded for more air defenses from the US, but the Patriots are in short supply.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
Forbidden or not, romantic love is the easiest thing to root for in cinema if it’s portrayed with some palpable undercurrent of desire, which is in short supply here.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
When money is tied to gold and in short supply, how does the economy finance investment, building or speculation on the future?
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Real green hydrogen remains in short supply, so for now the ship runs mostly on conventional ammonia of the kind used in fertilizer.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
Forbidden or not, romantic love is the easiest thing to root for in cinema if it’s portrayed with some palpable undercurrent of desire, which is in short supply here.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
When money is tied to gold and in short supply, how does the economy finance investment, building or speculation on the future?
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Real green hydrogen remains in short supply, so for now the ship runs mostly on conventional ammonia of the kind used in fertilizer.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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“In short supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20short%20supply. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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