in short
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With gas in short supply, baking and cooking at home becomes an issue as well, Abu Ahmed Wafi, a 42-year-old displaced with his family in south Gaza, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
And because step-down facilities for longer holds are in short supply, patients often remain in expensive emergency rooms for longer periods or are merely released.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Sympathy might well be in short supply for Scheffler.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
You should still be able to speak in short sentences, but you should not be able to sing or carry on a continuous conversation comfortably.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
I ran behind Sookie, my backpack bouncing up and down on my back, and saw an opening between two older ladies in short terry-cloth beach dresses.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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