Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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There is a growing shortage of drivers, rising costs, and relentless demand for faster deliveries.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
To address the critical worker shortage, Massachusetts must prioritize benefits and training and improve pay for DSPs.
—Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
There’s a skill shortage in attribution, and data privacy poses even more complex challenges.
—John Readman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Getty Images Beijing has been stepping up controls on rare earth exports, triggering global shortages and exposing industries’ dependence on Chinese supply chains.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
To address the critical worker shortage, Massachusetts must prioritize benefits and training and improve pay for DSPs.
—Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
There’s a skill shortage in attribution, and data privacy poses even more complex challenges.
—John Readman, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Getty Images Beijing has been stepping up controls on rare earth exports, triggering global shortages and exposing industries’ dependence on Chinese supply chains.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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