short supply
Example Sentences
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He has had success in fighting inflation, which fell from 21 percent to 5 percent year-on-year between November 2025 and July, but fuel is still in short supply and the economy is stagnant.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
In a market where computing power is in short supply, Cerebras’s latest artificial-intelligence hardware promises ultrafast inference speeds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some had been successful in getting hold of solar eclipse glasses, but the vital eye protectors were in short supply in the run-up to the event with opticians, hardware shops and bakeries all selling out.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But experience is in short supply - a glaring gap in this Liverpool squad and one that needs to be addressed.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Brazil nuts they had been counting on to sustain them were in short supply, and the piglike tapir, with its prehensile snout, was elusive.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
