as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising
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Recent Examples of scarcity
Sinners was shot on film and post-production is taking longer due to the scarcity of labs to do the work on the Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan reteam.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
That sentence alone shows the scarcity of this winter’s infield market.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
For Gogi, though, this was simply a means of dealing with Soviet scarcity.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
City Manager Bryan Heck said Springfield had struggled with housing scarcity for years before the Haitians arrived.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
That sentence alone shows the scarcity of this winter’s infield market.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
For Gogi, though, this was simply a means of dealing with Soviet scarcity.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
City Manager Bryan Heck said Springfield had struggled with housing scarcity for years before the Haitians arrived.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Scarcity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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