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
The job cuts are among nearly 100 positions that have been eliminated as PBS has faced the budget shortfall.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Several drugmakers, including Novo Nordisk's chief rival Eli Lilly, have been racing to develop obesity pills, which may help alleviate the supply shortfalls and issues accessing the injections on the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
An increase in the supply of bonds to cover the unanticipated shortfall in tariff revenue means the government could have to offer higher yields to attract investors.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Mayor Mike Johnston announced the workforce reductions in May as a way to help make the city budget whole amid a $250 million shortfall between this year and next.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Several drugmakers, including Novo Nordisk's chief rival Eli Lilly, have been racing to develop obesity pills, which may help alleviate the supply shortfalls and issues accessing the injections on the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
An increase in the supply of bonds to cover the unanticipated shortfall in tariff revenue means the government could have to offer higher yields to attract investors.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Mayor Mike Johnston announced the workforce reductions in May as a way to help make the city budget whole amid a $250 million shortfall between this year and next.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortfall
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Most people get a sufficient amount of this key vitamin through their diets alone—biotin can be found in beef liver and eggs, and for those without a biotin deficiency, biotin is unlikely to help.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
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Folate deficiency in a mother increases the risk of neural tube defects including spina bifida, but the link to autism is unclear.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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The premium on French 30-year bonds breached a level last seen in 2008 as the government is on the brink of collapse, putting the country’s deficit reduction plans at risk .—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the outcome is precisely what the industry predicted when lawmakers voted for the per-bet taxes earlier this year in order to raise $36 million to help plug a budget deficit in the hundreds of millions.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfall. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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