short-handed

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Even the defending-champion Thunder, who walloped James’s short-handed Lakers in Game 1, aren’t immune.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It was also hard to fill open jobs after the pandemic, and businesses don’t want to get caught short-handed again.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Center Deandre Ayton held down a short-handed big man rotation with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In New York, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 39 points and Landry Shamet added a career-high 36 points off the bench as the short-handed Knicks beat the Miami Heat 140-132.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

We got to the bedroom door in time to hear Grandpa say, “Best go on now, Miss Love. They short-handed at the store.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns