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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The facilities in Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Houston that handle flights approaching or departing the area were also short-staffed.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In a news release issued by the proponents, Mayra Castanada, an unltrasound technologist in Lynwood, said her clinic is already short-staffed.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
These fast-food places are busy and short-staffed.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration said in an advisory that air traffic control facilities in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Nashville, Chicago, Houston and Boston were short-staffed.
—Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
In a news release issued by the proponents, Mayra Castanada, an unltrasound technologist in Lynwood, said her clinic is already short-staffed.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
These fast-food places are busy and short-staffed.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration said in an advisory that air traffic control facilities in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Nashville, Chicago, Houston and Boston were short-staffed.
—Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 8 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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