Examples of shortage in a Sentence
there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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In 2024, China experienced a complex situation with AI chips: overcapacity in some areas, while simultaneously facing shortages in high-quality compute needed for advanced AI development.
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Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Some states are reviving older methods of capital punishment due to drug shortages, even as other states reconsider them entirely.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
And the longer the staffing shortages persist, the longer some ATCs risk exhaustion and burnout.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
For example, the U.S. experienced shortages of one of the primary TB drugs between 2021 and 2023.
—Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
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Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Some states are reviving older methods of capital punishment due to drug shortages, even as other states reconsider them entirely.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
And the longer the staffing shortages persist, the longer some ATCs risk exhaustion and burnout.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
For example, the U.S. experienced shortages of one of the primary TB drugs between 2021 and 2023.
—Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortage
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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