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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Both centers are already short-staffed.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
But the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just ordered airlines to reduce their air traffic as the industry becomes increasingly short-staffed.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The city’s 911 centers have improved over the past couple of years but remain short-staffed, with about 40 employees in a department budgeted for 50.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Since the start of the federal shutdown, the agency said, air traffic controllers have been working without pay, and many airports across the country are short-staffed.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025
But the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just ordered airlines to reduce their air traffic as the industry becomes increasingly short-staffed.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
The city’s 911 centers have improved over the past couple of years but remain short-staffed, with about 40 employees in a department budgeted for 50.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Since the start of the federal shutdown, the agency said, air traffic controllers have been working without pay, and many airports across the country are short-staffed.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short-staffed
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“Short-staffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-staffed. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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