shortfall

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Appeared in the April 7, 2026, print edition as 'The Farm Labor Shortfall Bites'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

There are now 74 bankruptcy cases in the Horizon Shortfall Compensation Scheme.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024

The Horizon Shortfall Scheme is open to anyone affected by the Horizon scandal to make a claim for compensation, even if they no longer have accurate records.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

And the booster made its fifth landing as well, coming down for a pinpoint touchdown 9.5 minutes after liftoff on theSpaceXdroneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

From Scientific American • Apr. 8, 2022

An insufficient nest egg to last a lifetime: Shortfall risk is about you, personally, more than the market; it’s the chance that you don’t reach your financial goals.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2022