as in deficiency
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a failure to get what is expected or needed
a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls
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Recent Examples of shortfall
Two bills before the Maryland General Assembly could fast-track nuclear power plant construction to address the state’s energy generation shortfalls caused by accelerated green energy priorities.
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Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration launched its mass deportations operation despite ICE’s $230 million budget shortfall.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
The district has also exhausted its federal pandemic relief dollars, which had previously helped forego funding shortfalls.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Several people also said that even minor disruptions can be problematic because researchers typically run extremely lean operations and don't have spare money to cover any shortfalls.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration launched its mass deportations operation despite ICE’s $230 million budget shortfall.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
The district has also exhausted its federal pandemic relief dollars, which had previously helped forego funding shortfalls.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Several people also said that even minor disruptions can be problematic because researchers typically run extremely lean operations and don't have spare money to cover any shortfalls.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfall. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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