short-handed

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Shorthanded and playing a hungry Liberty team, the Mystics faltered down the stretch and fell, 74-70, at Entertainment and Sports Arena.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

Shorthanded was the early theme for the Ducks as they began the latest chapter of their season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2017

Shorthanded, Seattle should be happy with the point it got.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2014

Up: Devils’ Scoring Shorthanded – Their penalty killers have scored nine shorthanded goals this season, tops in the N.H.L.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2012

Shorthanded and undermechanized, they were forever having to help out in the actual construction.

From Industrial Revolution by Anderson, Poul William