short-staffed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Even after Congress passes a bill and the president signs it, TSA will still be short-staffed.
From Barron's
Even after Congress passes a bill and the president signs it, TSA will still be short-staffed.
From Barron's
“You’ve been nothing but a distraction and disruption since you’ve been here. I’m already short-staffed and I just lost five nurses and half my environmental services team because you walked in,” he shouts.
From Los Angeles Times
“Yes. He’s upstairs, dealing with a room service mishap. They’re a bit short-staffed here.”
From Literature
"The challenge really is the number of patients that are coming in. We are short-staffed at the moment," Perez said.
From BBC
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