short of
preposition
: other than
especially
: of a lesser degree than
had few options short of replacing the motor
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And on the rugged ninth hole, his tee shot held up in the grass just short of the bunker.
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Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
With two matches remaining their tally is 98, still some way short of last season’s total of 109.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Cava’s full-year guidance for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, came in at $152 million to $159 million, short of the FactSet consensus call for $159.7 million.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 15 May 2025
This falls far short of the seven-year update commitment from Samsung and Google.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
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Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
With two matches remaining their tally is 98, still some way short of last season’s total of 109.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Cava’s full-year guidance for adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, came in at $152 million to $159 million, short of the FactSet consensus call for $159.7 million.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 15 May 2025
This falls far short of the seven-year update commitment from Samsung and Google.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
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“Short of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20of. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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