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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Other facilities that handle air traffic around airports in Newark, New Jersey; Jacksonville, Florida; Chicago, Washington, DC, and Indianapolis were also short-staffed.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The state’s extreme reliance on overtime had been one of the strikers’ chief complaints, and now the prisons were even more short-staffed, with only about two-thirds of officer jobs filled.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The Fever fought to the end, taking the Aces to overtime despite being incredibly short-staffed.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The stress is worsened by persistent understaffing, with 55% of cybersecurity teams short-staffed and 65% having unfilled roles.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
The state’s extreme reliance on overtime had been one of the strikers’ chief complaints, and now the prisons were even more short-staffed, with only about two-thirds of officer jobs filled.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The Fever fought to the end, taking the Aces to overtime despite being incredibly short-staffed.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The stress is worsened by persistent understaffing, with 55% of cybersecurity teams short-staffed and 65% having unfilled roles.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Short-staffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-staffed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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