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there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that critical shortages of blood in Gaza hospitals could see force services to grind to a halt within days.
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
When this shortage met strong demand during the pandemic, a time when more people left bigger, more expensive cities for smaller towns and suburbs or decided to live on their own or with a partner, rent prices shot up, peaking in mid-2022.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The news follows a report earlier this week that Nissan has cut back Leaf production at Tochigi for the next few months as a result of a battery shortage.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Powell highlighted the steep shortage of homes for sale, which has driven home prices higher.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
When this shortage met strong demand during the pandemic, a time when more people left bigger, more expensive cities for smaller towns and suburbs or decided to live on their own or with a partner, rent prices shot up, peaking in mid-2022.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The news follows a report earlier this week that Nissan has cut back Leaf production at Tochigi for the next few months as a result of a battery shortage.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Powell highlighted the steep shortage of homes for sale, which has driven home prices higher.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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