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shortcoming

[shawrt-kuhm-ing] / ˈʃɔrtˌkʌm ɪŋ /


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Critics have argued this is a shortcoming of the Federal Reserve Act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

But spokesman Pitambar Ghimire admitted that "our only shortcoming is proper implementation".

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

These voices insist that it isn’t “real cooking” unless everything is homemade, that shortcuts signify failure, and that feeding yourself—or others—this way reflects some deeper shortcoming.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026

That’s a significant shortcoming, according to the Little Hoover Commission, the state government’s independent oversight agency, which reviewed the governor’s plan before it was passed along to the Legislature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025

Groves, who thought the latter shortcoming deprived Oppie of the scientific prestige the project leader should possess, plainly was unaware of the scientists towering reputation in the physics community.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Now, a long-awaited independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom provides the most frank and in-depth review of the Jan. 7, 2025 catastrophes, and points out multiple shortcomings in governmental planning and response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Economist Timothy Ash said the episode highlighted shortcomings in Turkey's regulatory framework.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

And while that is true to some degree, the curious viewer can’t shoulder the blame for the film’s shortcomings.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The former England international has called out the team's shortcomings on many occasions.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Within days, he had remedied the experimental shortcomings that had prevented Lawrence from producing mesons, and before the end of the month had captured tracks of the first artificial mesons ever seen.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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