in short

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Because mice sleep in short bursts throughout the day and night, they provided a detailed view of how growth hormone changes across sleep stages.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

He emphasized, however, that upside will likely be limited to between $140 billion and $145 billion as clean-room availability remains in short supply.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The rise in costs are bad enough, but now there are fears that a key liquid fertilizer, UAN-32 — which contains three forms of nitrogen, including liquid urea — could be in short supply.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

“Maybe, if you are looking for an Australian Wagyu beef of a certain grade, that may be in short supply. But that would be momentarily, in a particular store at a particular point in time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

And in the fifth, they saw me make a sliding catch in short right and then double off the runner at first.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner