shortage
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A jet fuel shortage, primarily in Europe due to the war in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz closure, is forcing airlines to cut flights.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
She says many mature students on her course — often with families and mortgages — took similar risks because of what they had heard about a national shortage of midwives.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
As rivals in the PC category faced memory-chip shortage pains, Apple leveraged an old iPhone chip and its supply-chain clout to gain ground, offering its own cheap and cheerful products for the masses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Still, some executives say the current memory-chip shortage could stretch through next year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
“There’s a global shortage of capreo,” he said to Farmer over the phone.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing shortage
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