crunch
Example Sentences
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“The core driver is a rapidly worsening memory supply crunch,” market research firm Counterpoint Research said in a recent report.
From Barron's
This would make only a "tiny difference", he said, adding the fossil fuel industry will never have lots of spare capacity which is why prices go "through the roof" when there is a supply crunch.
From BBC
Nikkei Asia reported both companies had informed clients of a plan to increase prices for all series of CPUs amid a supply crunch in the PC and server CPU markets.
From Barron's
The LNG crunch threatens wealthy nations with a prolonged wave of energy-driven inflation, while simultaneously forcing fragile emerging economies to ration fuel and shutter factory floors.
“This divergence highlights a deeper issue: the physical supply crunch has not been resolved.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
