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there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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The history makes clear that looming mineral shortages ought not be a cause for concern.
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Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
The deluge of immigration that followed has strained Canada’s welfare state and exacerbated the housing shortage.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
If another semi-conductor shortage arrives, do firms have an alternative way of sourcing their components?
—Lisa Caldwell, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In the last few months of Bates’ predecessor Marilyn Mosby’s time in office, there were staffing shortages.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
The deluge of immigration that followed has strained Canada’s welfare state and exacerbated the housing shortage.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
If another semi-conductor shortage arrives, do firms have an alternative way of sourcing their components?
—Lisa Caldwell, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In the last few months of Bates’ predecessor Marilyn Mosby’s time in office, there were staffing shortages.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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