short supply
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But teachers are not the only staff in short supply.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Once they find a medication that works, it often falls in short supply.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
With carbohydrates such as glucose in short supply, the body begins using fatty acids as a major energy source.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Talent like his is in short supply in 2026, especially after Schlesinger himself passed away in 2020.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The alchemists had pursued a secret learning, convinced that only a few were fit to have knowledge of divine secrets and that the social order would collapse if gold ceased to be in short supply.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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