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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 shortfalls
Ford's warning adds to a growing call from business leaders urging policymakers to consider the economic implications of labor shortfalls in critical industries.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Reports of the staffing shortfalls came hours after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there has been a slight increase in sick calls since the government shutdown began on Wednesday.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
The Department of Revenue hasn’t done any calculations about how the state would or could adjust to shortfalls and changes due to federal cuts, a spokesperson said.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The World Food Program warned that rising violence by armed groups in Port-au-Prince is restricting humanitarian access and pushing families deeper into hunger as extreme funding shortfalls force the food agency to slash rations and suspend programs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Venezuela’s military is not negligible, but readiness has been eroded by decades of economic crisis, sanctions and maintenance shortfalls.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Simpliciano said that Fashion Revolution doesn’t only want to call out the fashion industry’s shortfalls but also show that there is a viable pathway forward.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Budd emphasized the importance of the SBA’s role in disaster recovery and placed blame on the Biden administration for previous shortfalls.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
After years of delays from heavy winter storms, COVID, funding shortfalls, and more fires, crews built a new trail as part of a $2 million upgrade to the park, with impressive new wooden bridges, signs and other amenities, completing the project in 2021.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Reports of the staffing shortfalls came hours after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there has been a slight increase in sick calls since the government shutdown began on Wednesday.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
The Department of Revenue hasn’t done any calculations about how the state would or could adjust to shortfalls and changes due to federal cuts, a spokesperson said.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The World Food Program warned that rising violence by armed groups in Port-au-Prince is restricting humanitarian access and pushing families deeper into hunger as extreme funding shortfalls force the food agency to slash rations and suspend programs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Venezuela’s military is not negligible, but readiness has been eroded by decades of economic crisis, sanctions and maintenance shortfalls.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Simpliciano said that Fashion Revolution doesn’t only want to call out the fashion industry’s shortfalls but also show that there is a viable pathway forward.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Budd emphasized the importance of the SBA’s role in disaster recovery and placed blame on the Biden administration for previous shortfalls.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
After years of delays from heavy winter storms, COVID, funding shortfalls, and more fires, crews built a new trail as part of a $2 million upgrade to the park, with impressive new wooden bridges, signs and other amenities, completing the project in 2021.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortfalls
Noun
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If social media is any indication, lean bulking still commonly involves extreme dieting, which can lead to nutrition deficiencies, hormonal changes, eating disorders, and loss of muscle and bone density.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Swedish government said up to 95 percent of the population could survive on grains for three months without any nutrient deficiencies in the plan which would provide people with 3,000 calories a day.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The learning deficits are hard to measure, because testing protocols have changed in the past three years.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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Cheap money for years to come made bigger deficits affordable.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Shortfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfalls. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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