scarcity

Example Sentences

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A scarcity of talent has, on balance, given workers the upper hand over their employers.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Near-term scarcity is also undermining expectations of a global LNG glut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“We are transitioning from strictly a debasement inflationary environment to one that is more balanced between scarcity and debasement,” Gleich said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

There was such a scarcity of high land on Rass that for generations we had buried our dead in our front yards.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson