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scarce

[skairs] / skɛərs /


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These sectors are currently riddled with bottleneck tasks; specifically, thinly staffed areas where expert prediction is scarce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

These stocks are priced on the assumption that memory stays scarce.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Land is already so scarce across the archipelago -- halfway between Australia and Hawaii -- that the international airport runway doubles as a makeshift sports field.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In forests where nitrogen is scarce, additional nitrogen can initially stimulate biological activity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

By 1916, food and clothing were becoming scarce in both countries.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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