as in lack
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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Recent Examples of shortage
In 2020, researchers at NYU Langone attempted to address this shortage using an experimental technique called normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) on a patient whose family had withdrawn life support.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
The Idaho Statesman is reporting in 2024 on the implications of Idaho’s health care shortage.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration in May cut flights at Newark because of air traffic controller staffing shortages and other issues.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Water disputes could become more common as climate change worsens shortages, said Dr. Carly Phillips, a research scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists — a nonprofit that advocates for climate change solutions.
—Margery A. Beck, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
The Idaho Statesman is reporting in 2024 on the implications of Idaho’s health care shortage.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration in May cut flights at Newark because of air traffic controller staffing shortages and other issues.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Water disputes could become more common as climate change worsens shortages, said Dr. Carly Phillips, a research scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists — a nonprofit that advocates for climate change solutions.
—Margery A. Beck, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortage
Noun
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The person denied being responsible for the noose, police said, noting that due to a lack of eyewitnesses and legal probable cause, no charges are expected against the person, who will not be allowed to return for any type of stadium construction.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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Both actors, who have been previously married to other celebrities, have indicated a lack of interest in dating.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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This 2020 essay provides a deep dive into literacy deficiencies, fear, psychological reasoning, disproportionate weighting of information on the Internet, and other factors that perpetuate them.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Not only are the two parties unpopular in polling terms, but their struggle for power seems defined more by their deficiencies and limitations than by the breadth of their appeal.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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Little is known about ancient entomopathogenic fungi due to the scarcity of fossils that display typical pathogenic structures on their hosts, according to the paper.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Much the same was said about the structural scarcity of bandwidth 25 years ago.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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Trump’s overall bill, however, has been estimated to add more than $4 trillion to the deficit over the same time period.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Johnson, who campaigned against raising property taxes and instead pitched other progressive revenues, backed off of Lightfoot’s policy in his first budget, only to renege last year amid a nearly $1 billion deficit.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortage. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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