as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising
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Recent Examples of scarcity
This data scarcity has led to a whole lot of weird new ways to get unique data.
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 Jan. 2025
China’s previous retirement age was set at a time of widespread scarcity and impoverishment, before market reforms brought comparative wealth and rapid improvements in nutrition, health and living conditions.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
Children who learn to view money as a tool rather than a source of stress are more likely to save, invest, and break cycles of scarcity.
—Andre Jean-Pierre, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has access to more than enough water to fight the fires, says Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions at the non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council and a member of L.A.'s Metropolitan Water District Board, founded in 1928.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 Jan. 2025
China’s previous retirement age was set at a time of widespread scarcity and impoverishment, before market reforms brought comparative wealth and rapid improvements in nutrition, health and living conditions.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
Children who learn to view money as a tool rather than a source of stress are more likely to save, invest, and break cycles of scarcity.
—Andre Jean-Pierre, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Los Angeles has access to more than enough water to fight the fires, says Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions at the non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council and a member of L.A.'s Metropolitan Water District Board, founded in 1928.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Scarcity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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