shortfall

Example Sentences

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The issue is part of the continuing fallout from a $1-billion budget shortfall the city faced last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Aberdeenshire Council officials said that without an increase in income, the council was facing a shortfall of more than £17.5m in funding.

From BBC

Food was plentiful and activities carried on, though some properties had staffing shortfalls due to shelter-in-place orders.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Critical funding shortfalls are putting the lives of over 1.9 million displaced people in South Sudan at risk," the agency said in a statement.

From Barron's

But NHS England believes the shortfall will now be covered after a new supplier was found and an existing supplier agreed to up its deliveries.

From BBC