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Object Of The Week: Noctilucent Clouds Darkness may be in short supply in June in northern latitudes, but as twilight deepens, there can often be something spectacular high in the northern sky.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Red blood cells carry oxygen, which is, of course, in short supply on the icy slopes of Mount Everest.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
Today artillery shells are still in short supply—but the 93rd mainly uses them when drones need to be recharged.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Compounding pharmacies were allowed to step in to fill supply gaps while name-brand products were in short supply, selling copycat products that used the same active ingredients but were not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Red blood cells carry oxygen, which is, of course, in short supply on the icy slopes of Mount Everest.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
Today artillery shells are still in short supply—but the 93rd mainly uses them when drones need to be recharged.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Compounding pharmacies were allowed to step in to fill supply gaps while name-brand products were in short supply, selling copycat products that used the same active ingredients but were not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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“In short supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20short%20supply. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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