scarcity

Example Sentences

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A scarcity of talent has, on balance, given workers the upper hand over their employers.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

At the same time, funding for AI infrastructure is starting to slow and investors are starting to worry about a scarcity of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Kaneva reckons the impact will mostly be felt through higher prices and dislocations in refined products rather than the simple scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The anxiety of scarcity had arrived: the country was swept with rumors about products supposedly going to disappear, and people bought anything they could, without thinking, as a precaution.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende