shortage
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Cuba has been suffering severe economic tumult led by an energy shortage that plunged 65 percent of the country into darkness on Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Mango sellers in south London say a shortage of India's prized Alphonso variety is pushing up prices and limiting supply at the height of the season.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Jain seems to be adjusting well—he joined a video interview with Barron’s wearing a zippered sweater—and has no shortage of work to do.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
JBS’s first-quarter profit slid as a cattle shortage drove up costs in its beef segment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Their prison hospital X-ray machines were in a decrepit state, and there was a chronic shortage of even first-line antibiotics.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing shortage
World War I
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