as in deficiency
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a failure to get what is expected or needed
a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls
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Recent Examples of shortfall
Combining these two options would eliminate the entire shortfall.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
However, Congress has authorized shifting of the funds in the past when there have been trust fund shortfalls.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The foundation fell short of its fundraising goal and the district covered the shortfall of about $250,000 to ensure that no child misses out on STEAM + instruction.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
For many council members, the budget is a best-case scenario amid a $245 million revenue shortfall that threatened worker cuts.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
However, Congress has authorized shifting of the funds in the past when there have been trust fund shortfalls.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The foundation fell short of its fundraising goal and the district covered the shortfall of about $250,000 to ensure that no child misses out on STEAM + instruction.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
For many council members, the budget is a best-case scenario amid a $245 million revenue shortfall that threatened worker cuts.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortfall
Noun
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Studies show that patients not meeting the diagnostic criteria for testosterone deficiency are still being prescribed testosterone therapy, often based on vague symptoms.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Grassley cited a Government Accountability Office report issued last year that detailed deficiencies in the program’s management dating back to 2009.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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The nonpartisan agency estimates that the House version would add $2.4 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade, although Republicans dispute this figure.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scores the extension of Trump tax cuts as adding to the deficit under a current-law baseline.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfall. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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