short supply
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In a market where computing power is in short supply, Cerebras’s latest artificial-intelligence hardware promises ultrafast inference speeds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
But within seven months of Wegovy’s approval, Novo announced the medication was in short supply due to an external manufacturing issue.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Shops remained closed, bread was in short supply and Ceuta's annual fiestas have been cancelled as Spain's North African enclave struggled to cope after thousands of migrants poured in from neighbouring Morocco.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
But experience is in short supply - a glaring gap in this Liverpool squad and one that needs to be addressed.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
European immigrants were also deemed poor candidates for slavery, not because of their race, but rather because they were in short supply and enslavement would, quite naturally, interfere with voluntary immigration to the new colonies.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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