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undermanned

adjective as in inadequate in work force

Strongest match

  • shorthanded
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According to Mr Kessler, such an operation would further stretch an already overburdened and undermanned Secret Service.

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"It's unempowered, it's undermanned and the quality of staff and magistrates is below par," she said.

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The Lakers, who have lost three in a row, close out a trip Friday in Denver — another tough game where the Lakers will be severely undermanned.

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They needed heroics from LeBron James and Reaves in the fourth quarter to drag the team to a tight win against a struggling and undermanned Nets team.

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With its forces undermanned and outnumbered, it is believed the Ukrainian military withdrew from Novohrodivka to strengthen its defence of Pokrovsk.

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