short-staffed
adjective
: having fewer than the usual number of people available
The department is short-staffed.
a short-staffed hospital
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Other candidates have pointed to gaps from a lack of school resource deputies to short-staffed patrols in Osceola’s west side tourist corridor.
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Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
Since the pandemic, the court has struggled with a backlog of cases, a backlog that became even more challenging due to the court being short-staffed on the bench.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
Its ministries and armed forces were short-staffed and dysfunctional.
—C. Christine Fair, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
Currently, mis-triage (inappropriate care) happens nearly a third of the time—often when the emergency room is backed up or short-staffed.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
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Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
Since the pandemic, the court has struggled with a backlog of cases, a backlog that became even more challenging due to the court being short-staffed on the bench.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
Its ministries and armed forces were short-staffed and dysfunctional.
—C. Christine Fair, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
Currently, mis-triage (inappropriate care) happens nearly a third of the time—often when the emergency room is backed up or short-staffed.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for short-staffed
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“Short-staffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-staffed. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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