short supply
Example Sentences
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With gas in short supply, baking and cooking at home becomes an issue as well, Abu Ahmed Wafi, a 42-year-old displaced with his family in south Gaza, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Every component of the AI buildout — power, silicon, steel, water — is in short supply and getting more expensive.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
And because step-down facilities for longer holds are in short supply, patients often remain in expensive emergency rooms for longer periods or are merely released.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The reason isn’t mysterious: key components like memory are surging in price and in short supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The Saylors had money, something in short supply everywhere else in town.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
