Example Sentences

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Physical unavailability means the cargo doesn’t exist to be purchased at any price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"If there's a failure or unavailability during this phase you have to go back, or even start from scratch," Carroll said.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Supreme Court has ruled that the unavailability of beds is not a defense to confine people in hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Bradish’s unavailability for the opening day is an obstacle to the Orioles’ bid to repeat their AL East title.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

It’s thus straightforward to review a region’s big mammals and to test whether the lack of mammal domestication in some regions was due to the unavailability of suitable wild species, rather than to local peoples.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond