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shortfalls

noun

plural of shortfall

as in deficiencies

formal a failure to get what is expected or needed a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls

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Recent Examples of shortfalls Prices have risen due to fuel shortfalls and attacks on infrastructure that have slowed production in the Middle East of the lightweight, silverish metal used in everything from kitchen foil and power lines to smartphones and cars. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Asian nations, meanwhile, expressed alarm over shortfalls in US defense stockpiles as a result of the Iran war, The Washington Post reported. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Amid disheartening and disruptive school closures and thousands of position cuts districts have been forced to implement due to million-dollar budget shortfalls, vacancies have continued to climb. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Since that time, calls for self-sufficiency in blood products have grown louder among industry stakeholders, academics, and political advisers – and efforts to address the plasma shortfalls have accelerated. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Many of those campuses have been navigating budget shortfalls. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 In October, Mendoza was fighting to keep his school, Chicago High School for the Arts, open amid funding shortfalls. — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Declining ore grades and production shortfalls are common and mean that miners must process more rock to produce the same amount of copper, increasing the energy, capital, and infrastructure required to maintain production. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Extended deployments, supply shortfalls and mental health concerns aboard carriers are fueling calls to rethink the Navy’s reliance on the massive warships in an era of drones and missiles. — Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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The spotlight on Thompson’s deficiencies will shine even brighter once he’s getting paid north of $40 million per season.

— William Guillory, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Coupled with three other fines in the latter half of 2023 for smaller deficiencies, the home has paid $99,902 over the past three years.

— Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of deficiencies

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Bond yields have climbed this year as investors assess the outlook for inflation and central bank interest rates, concerns over government deficits and a deluge of corporate bond supply to fund the AI buildout.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Several factors have been contributing to the recent run-up in yields, including surging oil prices and concerns around debt and deficits.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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