as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
an undersupply of affordable office space
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Noun
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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.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Implementing either policy would harm patients and cause distressing drug shortages and access issues.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This absence — of God, of love, of plain community spirit — is a metaphor for the whole parish, where everyone is defined by their own lacks and deficiencies, the weaknesses that cause Wicks to despise them and vow to bring down them all.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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But Davies’s film has a patience and lightness of touch that Scorsese’s lacks, as well as a note-perfect lead in Gillian Anderson.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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Poor sleep quality, stress, head injuries, nutrient deficiencies, aging, alcohol use or medication side effects are all common culprits, says Mander.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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But some key deficiencies in how the action is designed make frustrating errors a recurrence.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Undersupplies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersupplies. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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