as in deficiency
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a failure to get what is expected or needed
a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls
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Recent Examples of shortfall
Without immigration to fill the shortfall, falling birth rates will lead to a smaller workforce.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
With 2025 budget deliberations approaching, officials were projecting massive shortfalls, and Macron’s ability to buy his way out of a tight spot was clearly constrained.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
In California alone, the shortfall is estimated to be roughly 840,000 units.
—Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the concerns of the fiscal sustainability of the Blueprint have only grown stronger with looming budget shortfalls.
—Abby Beytin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
With 2025 budget deliberations approaching, officials were projecting massive shortfalls, and Macron’s ability to buy his way out of a tight spot was clearly constrained.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
In California alone, the shortfall is estimated to be roughly 840,000 units.
—Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the concerns of the fiscal sustainability of the Blueprint have only grown stronger with looming budget shortfalls.
—Abby Beytin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfall. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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