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• And there’s no easy way out, short of some smart lifestyle changes.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
• The Cardinals fell short of the feat last year but made a fifth straight Elite Eight.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• In the eyes of the world, DeVito is a clown, just short of having a Bozo nose.
  — Trish Deitch, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
• This frozen desserts shop across the street from The Galleria mall lasted a few weeks short of a year.
  — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• But in practice, says Estes, the sentence is likely to fall far short of that mark.
  — WIRED, 3 Nov. 2023
• That would leave Mundt 20 signatures short of the threshold to be on the ballot.
  — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
• Durbin said Monday that the code appears to fall short of what is needed.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
• The section came up short of its record number of place-winners.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
• The extension was short of a deal and a strike is still possible.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
• And while new calves are being born each year, birth rates are still falling short of past trends.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
• Her fourth homer of the season was a no-doubter as the ball landed landed short of the parking lot past left field.
  — Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
• But the Fed is still many steps short of declaring victory.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
• But the state has fallen far short of its waste reduction goals.
  — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• The leaders then pitted just short of Lap 200, setting up the final sprint to the finish.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2023
• For the Celtics, Tatum finished just short of a triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
• The Serbian's win on Sunday earned him another year that was just short of a Grand Slam.
  — Claire Cardona, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
• With the count at three balls, two strikes, the lefty Heyse smashed a low fastball just short of the right field fence 325 feet away, far enough for an extra-base hit.
  — Bob Davis, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
• Two months later, the Senate fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to remove him from office.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
• The plane eventually crashed about 500 feet short of a runway.
  — Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
• The economy grew three per cent last year, far short of the government’s target.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• This is woefully short of the amount of savings most of us will need to be secure in retirement.
  — Tiffani Potesta, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
• The minimum pay raise of 3% falls short of the annual pace of inflation, which stands at 3.7%.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• The Swiss activists argue that their government is falling short of goals set in the Paris agreement of 2015.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
• Engaged in constant combat for days on end, the armed forces quickly ran short of supplies.
  — WIRED, 6 July 2023
• Anything short of a 20-point rout would be a disappointment.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• The decision to add parts plants could quickly drag consumers into the middle of the fight, if dealers run short of parts.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2023
• Stopping Allen short of the line to gain or the end zone is like trying to tackle a beer truck, as a San Diego State alum rediscovered.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
• On the icy campaign trail this month, Trump’s presence has been something short of overwhelming.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
• If oil demand in the world’s largest importer were to fall well short of forecasts, the fourth-quarter supply deficit would also shrink.
  — Grant Smith, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2023
• But all of these options fall very short of ending the occupation.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024