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a failure to get what is expected or needed
a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls
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Data sets, like those published by WBA, help to illuminate the shortfalls and opportunities for many of the industry’s largest and most influential companies to improve short, medium and long-term strategies for nature restoration and accounting of their impact.
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Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Lujan’s own alma mater, West Campus High School in South San Antonio ISD was closed this year as a result of budget shortfalls along with several other campuses.
—Austin Bureau, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
Ironically, panic-buying or hoarding could create shortages of toilet paper or other products, even though there's little risk of shortfalls due to the port strike, Miller said.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite some recent sales shortfalls, Signet has been effectively navigating a highly price-promotional retail landscape where consumers have become increasingly choosy.
—David Moin, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
The dissolution of the Office of Inclusive Excellence came amid fiery criticism of DEI from conservative lawmakers throughout the country and years of budget shortfalls at the university.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2024
If the Highway Trust Fund faces more shortfalls, program managers will either greenlight fewer infrastructure maintenance projects or transfer money from other programs.
—Erich Muehlegger, The Conversation, 23 June 2022
Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Lujan’s own alma mater, West Campus High School in South San Antonio ISD was closed this year as a result of budget shortfalls along with several other campuses.
—Austin Bureau, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
Ironically, panic-buying or hoarding could create shortages of toilet paper or other products, even though there's little risk of shortfalls due to the port strike, Miller said.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite some recent sales shortfalls, Signet has been effectively navigating a highly price-promotional retail landscape where consumers have become increasingly choosy.
—David Moin, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
The dissolution of the Office of Inclusive Excellence came amid fiery criticism of DEI from conservative lawmakers throughout the country and years of budget shortfalls at the university.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2024
If the Highway Trust Fund faces more shortfalls, program managers will either greenlight fewer infrastructure maintenance projects or transfer money from other programs.
—Erich Muehlegger, The Conversation, 23 June 2022
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“Shortfalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfalls. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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