short-handed
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It was also hard to fill open jobs after the pandemic, and businesses don’t want to get caught short-handed again.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes, so forcing a team to play short-handed could compel remaining employees to find productivity hacks faster than they otherwise would have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The Houston Rockets, fueled by Alperen Sengun's triple-double and some timely baskets from superstar Kevin Durant, rallied to beat the short-handed NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder 112-106 on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Others will have to make the mark, until then, if USC hopes to survive that stretch short-handed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Friday, she had to work straight through—a sixteen-hour shift—because the company was short-handed on account of an influenza epidemic.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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