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Recent Examples of scarcity The company's ability to charge $30,000+ per high-end GPU reflects not just scarcity but the irreplaceable value of the CUDA ecosystem in accelerating AI development timelines. Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 The relative scarcity of PSA 10s, combined with Griffey’s status in the hobby has recent sales in the $500 ballpark. Tyler Holzhammer, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Ultimately, cultivating new talent, rather than trying to outbid the likes of Meta, may prove a more sustainable path for OpenAI in its quest to stay highly mission-oriented while supporting an industry grappling with a scarcity of top-tier talent. Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2025 The 2023 city plan identified a scarcity of retail space in the south downtown neighborhood. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for scarcity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcity
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Californians feel the effects of the shortage of at least 3 million homes in their pocketbooks.
    Laura Friedman, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
  • Raising a dam also raises the risk of downstream water shortages, ecological disruption, and international tension.
    Joe Salas July 06, New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The lack of responsibility is built into the City Charter.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • So often, projects don’t get off the ground because of lack of funding.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025

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“Scarcity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcity. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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