as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour
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Further, despite the paucity of information from the most elite schools, admissions trends at second-tier and other highly ranked schools offer revealing information about the broader admissions landscape.
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Christopher Rim, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The paucity of e-SAF projects in Europe has seen the airline group and its competitors venture well beyond the continent to remain on track with their low carbon emissions targets.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Leaving the lineup alone Pitching took precedence over lengthening Houston’s lineup, Brown said, an understandable stance given the state of his starting rotation, workload concerns with the Astros’ leverage relievers and the aforementioned paucity of prospect capital.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
The paucity of federal data privacy protections is a stark reminder that while the candidates are addressing some of the challenges posed by developments in AI and technology more broadly, a lot still remains to be done to regulate technology in the public interest.
—Anjana Susarla, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Rim, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The paucity of e-SAF projects in Europe has seen the airline group and its competitors venture well beyond the continent to remain on track with their low carbon emissions targets.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Leaving the lineup alone Pitching took precedence over lengthening Houston’s lineup, Brown said, an understandable stance given the state of his starting rotation, workload concerns with the Astros’ leverage relievers and the aforementioned paucity of prospect capital.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
The paucity of federal data privacy protections is a stark reminder that while the candidates are addressing some of the challenges posed by developments in AI and technology more broadly, a lot still remains to be done to regulate technology in the public interest.
—Anjana Susarla, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Paucity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paucity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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