Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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Freddie Mac estimates that there is a shortage of 3.7 million units in the U.S. Houses can’t be built overnight, which means housing inflation will remain an issue for some time.
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Chris Gunster, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Governments simply cannot tolerate disruptions to, shortages of, or sharp price increases in energy supplies.
—Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
There's a regional shortage of crossing guards, leading to school safety concerns, but D.C. officials say there's another obstacle: mandatory drug tests, which 43% of applicants fail.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
This makes access easier to those who had relied on compounding pharmacies like Hims & Hers while there was a shortage of the drug.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
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Chris Gunster, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Governments simply cannot tolerate disruptions to, shortages of, or sharp price increases in energy supplies.
—Daniel Yergin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
There's a regional shortage of crossing guards, leading to school safety concerns, but D.C. officials say there's another obstacle: mandatory drug tests, which 43% of applicants fail.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
This makes access easier to those who had relied on compounding pharmacies like Hims & Hers while there was a shortage of the drug.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortage
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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