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there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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The dangerous cold, multiple snowstorms and California’s devastating wildfires have caused an emergency shortage of platelets and some blood types at the American Red Cross.
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Karina Tsui, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Mass deportations could lead to labor shortages impacting the economic success and operational efficiencies of restaurants across Illinois.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Nandy said creative industry bosses have told her about skills shortages stemming from a lack of investment and the downgrading of arts subjects on the school curriculum.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Rather than going after industry technology or enforcing restrictive mandates, Maryland policymakers should look to these successful models and focus on the underlying issues — the housing shortage, inflationary pressures and overregulation.
—David Byrd, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
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Karina Tsui, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Mass deportations could lead to labor shortages impacting the economic success and operational efficiencies of restaurants across Illinois.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Nandy said creative industry bosses have told her about skills shortages stemming from a lack of investment and the downgrading of arts subjects on the school curriculum.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Rather than going after industry technology or enforcing restrictive mandates, Maryland policymakers should look to these successful models and focus on the underlying issues — the housing shortage, inflationary pressures and overregulation.
—David Byrd, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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