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Potash, the potassium-rich component of fertilizers, has also been in short supply in recent years, in part because of economic sanctions on Belarus and Russia, which are major potash producers.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
"Beijing's intention, in short, is to internalise the cross-strait issue, treating it as a domestic matter for China, with foreign intervention prohibited," Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Liang Wen-chieh said Thursday.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Because mice sleep in short bursts throughout the day and night, they provided a detailed view of how growth hormone changes across sleep stages.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The rise in costs are bad enough, but now there are fears that a key liquid fertilizer, UAN-32 — which contains three forms of nitrogen, including liquid urea — could be in short supply.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Yet even in Chicago, jobs for women were in short supply.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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