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[shawrt-fawl] / ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl /


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Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'The Farm Labor Shortfall Bites'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He has since received some compensation through the Post Office's Horizon Shortfall Scheme.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

The Horizon Shortfall Scheme is intended for those sub-postmasters who weren't convicted or part of the GLO court action.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

The first-stage booster for the flight is making its 12 launch and SpaceX is aiming for a recovery landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

And the booster made its fifth landing as well, coming down for a pinpoint touchdown 9.5 minutes after liftoff on theSpaceXdroneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2022




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