shortage
noun
a deficiency in quantity.
shortages
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pluralof shortage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The AI boom has created shortages and rising prices for several critical products.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Betsi Cadwaladr health board, which covers one of the areas most affected by shortages, said recruitment was ongoing and, despite a substantial increase in demand for scans, reporting times had improved.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Captured by Russia in 2022, locals in the city had faced food, water and medicine shortages for months, while some were forced to hunt and eat pigeons, former residents told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Electric bikes can dramatically reduce operating costs for high-mileage riders, it said, although expansion was constrained by the same foreign-exchange shortages affecting the wider economy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
He said economic change could solve food shortages, and he dispatched officials to study Chinese-style capitalism.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
