short supply
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Massive demand for the silicon components used in AI data centres -- especially memory chips, which are in short supply -- has sent revenues soaring for firms that design, produce and assemble them.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
At the same time, the automaker just pumped $600 million into a South Korean unit that builds its lowest-cost U.S. models that are in hot demand and short supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Every component of the AI buildout — power, silicon, steel, water — is in short supply and getting more expensive.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Better still, it boasted something in short supply: a satisfying ending.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In the savannahs and forests they inhabited, high-calorie sweets were extremely rare and food in general was in short supply.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
