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Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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But Sunak faced an immediate backlash over fears the tougher rules would exacerbate economic headwinds caused by staff shortages and inflation.
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Kitty Donaldson, Fortune Europe, 5 Dec. 2023
The stock got hammered by rising interest rates and labor shortages when the economy snapped back from pandemic lockdowns.
—Joe Wallace, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
Millennials have long struggled to own a home amid a national housing shortage and recent sky-high interest rates, while boomers had an easier time.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
Several thousand workers repatriated to Gaza during this past week’s cease-fire; today more than 4,000 Gazans remain stranded in shelters and hotels, separated from family members navigating missile strikes, food shortages, and damaged or destroyed homes as the war resumes.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2023
The Weeknd has directed $2.5 million, via his XO Humanitarian Fund, to pay for four million emergency meals for Gazans facing food shortages and starvation due to the Israel-Hamas war.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 1 Dec. 2023
But due to shortages, many of them have been unable to access them.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
Israeli strikes and ground operations have destroyed much of Gaza’s agricultural land as the winter season begins, compounding shortages and leaving the population of 2.3 million people with little prospect of being able to feed itself in the months to come.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
Airlines and airports were still adapting to Covid-19 recovery and ramping-up operations while facing staff shortages and stretched aviation infrastructure.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Kitty Donaldson, Fortune Europe, 5 Dec. 2023
The stock got hammered by rising interest rates and labor shortages when the economy snapped back from pandemic lockdowns.
—Joe Wallace, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
Millennials have long struggled to own a home amid a national housing shortage and recent sky-high interest rates, while boomers had an easier time.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
Several thousand workers repatriated to Gaza during this past week’s cease-fire; today more than 4,000 Gazans remain stranded in shelters and hotels, separated from family members navigating missile strikes, food shortages, and damaged or destroyed homes as the war resumes.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2023
The Weeknd has directed $2.5 million, via his XO Humanitarian Fund, to pay for four million emergency meals for Gazans facing food shortages and starvation due to the Israel-Hamas war.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 1 Dec. 2023
But due to shortages, many of them have been unable to access them.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
Israeli strikes and ground operations have destroyed much of Gaza’s agricultural land as the winter season begins, compounding shortages and leaving the population of 2.3 million people with little prospect of being able to feed itself in the months to come.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
Airlines and airports were still adapting to Covid-19 recovery and ramping-up operations while facing staff shortages and stretched aviation infrastructure.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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