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
While there are older baseball cards with fewer copies in existence and certainly similarly scarce cards in better condition, the Wagner has long been coveted due to its combination of scarcity and Hall of Fame subject.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 28 May 2025
Indiana resumed executions after a hiatus due to scarcity of lethal injection drugs that affected correctional departments nationwide.
—CBS News, 20 May 2025
Water scarcity is a big challenge, so there’s a really interesting history here of water-technology innovation, including hydropower.
—Matt Alderon, USA Today, 20 May 2025
One challenge in robotics today is data scarcity, especially high-quality, physical interaction data.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 19 May 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 28 May 2025
Indiana resumed executions after a hiatus due to scarcity of lethal injection drugs that affected correctional departments nationwide.
—CBS News, 20 May 2025
Water scarcity is a big challenge, so there’s a really interesting history here of water-technology innovation, including hydropower.
—Matt Alderon, USA Today, 20 May 2025
One challenge in robotics today is data scarcity, especially high-quality, physical interaction data.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcity
Noun
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At least five controllers took 45 days of trauma leave after the incident, leading to a staffing shortage that canceled and delayed more than a thousand flights.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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The Philadelphia air traffic control facility that handles flights at Newark is also experiencing a staffing shortage.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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After two days exploring Barcelona, Spain, Napton was surprised at the lack of political discourse.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Morehouse graduates applaud the honor Part of the tragedy of Hubert’s lynching was a lack of awareness surrounding his story among Morehouse graduates until only recently, several alumni said.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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“Scarcity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcity. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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