short of
preposition
: other than
especially
: of a lesser degree than
had few options short of replacing the motor
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Newcastle were short of midfield cover and Ramsey, with his dynamism, athleticism and positive attacking mindset, gives them a fresh option.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
City administrator echoes points other municipalities have stated Brown presented a series of slides and data pieces that, among other facts, showed the city has lagged further behind in terms of property revenue increases falling short of 3% inflation on existing services on average.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Both brews contain plenty of flavor on their own, but stop well short of the brutally hoppy IPAs that, though some adore, others might argue go down about as smoothly as pine tar.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Nio expects to deliver 150,000 vehicles in the final quarter, which would bring the total to 351,000 vehicles—falling short of its target by roughly 90,000 units.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
City administrator echoes points other municipalities have stated Brown presented a series of slides and data pieces that, among other facts, showed the city has lagged further behind in terms of property revenue increases falling short of 3% inflation on existing services on average.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Both brews contain plenty of flavor on their own, but stop well short of the brutally hoppy IPAs that, though some adore, others might argue go down about as smoothly as pine tar.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
Nio expects to deliver 150,000 vehicles in the final quarter, which would bring the total to 351,000 vehicles—falling short of its target by roughly 90,000 units.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Short of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20of. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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