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there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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It is often assumed that, absent migration, low fertility will cause a country’s labor force to shrink, leading to shortages of workers, decreased productivity, and a diminishing tax base.
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Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
While staff shortages pose an enormous challenge, school districts remain legally obligated–regardless of resources—to educate students with disabilities.
—Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century before widespread pandemic hoarding of that important bathroom product.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The Kyiv Independent reported Tuesday that Ukraine's chronic manpower shortage is a main factor in local retreats and collapses in its defense lines that mean quicker Russian gains across the front.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
While staff shortages pose an enormous challenge, school districts remain legally obligated–regardless of resources—to educate students with disabilities.
—Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Johnny Carson was so popular during his heyday that a late-night quip about a toilet paper shortage caused a run on the product at grocery stores across the country in 1973, nearly a half-century before widespread pandemic hoarding of that important bathroom product.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The Kyiv Independent reported Tuesday that Ukraine's chronic manpower shortage is a main factor in local retreats and collapses in its defense lines that mean quicker Russian gains across the front.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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