scarcity
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FCC, a 1990s case that affirmed the constitutionality of regulations derived from the scarcity of broadcast licenses, despite the rise of cable television at that point.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2026
The thin float and retail investor enticement created an artificial scarcity — if you were a small investor hankering for a piece of SpaceX action the only place to go was an overheated stock market.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
This scarcity is now showing up at the grocery store because the real cost pressure is coming from the livestock.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
And in local politics, a small, intense bloc of incumbent homeowners who are generally older, wealthier, and well-served by housing scarcity often dominate zoning hearings.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
There was a scarcity of food in the refrigerator, of snacks in the cupboards, and of freshly ironed shirts and clean socks in his dresser.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing scarcity
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