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“short of”

The following 5 entries include the term short of.

fall short (of)

verb

as in miss

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fallen short (of)

verb

as in missed

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falling short (of)

verb

as in missing

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falls short (of)

verb

as in misses

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fell short (of)

verb

as in missed

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