in short
Example Sentences
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If a patented drug is listed by the U.S. government as in short supply, compounders can legally produce it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
That was partly because Wegovy remained in short supply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Unfortunately, patience is in short supply in the investing world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
At both the social and verbal levels, in short, an American nation remained a precarious and highly problematic project—at best a work in progress.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
