in short supply
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
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
He said tennis shoes and apparel were also either sold out or in short supply, and some stores had jacked up racket prices.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
To fire big ammunition, militaries need explosive chemicals derived from natural fibers that suddenly are in short supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the savannahs and forests they inhabited, high-calorie sweets were extremely rare and food in general was in short supply.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
