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shortfalls

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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 These flexible funds are helping to cover research funding shortfalls at Cornell University, undergraduate scholarships at Georgetown University and general operations at the College of the Atlantic. — William Blomquist, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 But despite production rising to record levels in 2025, UBS nonetheless expects shortfalls to reach an all-time high next year. — semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Many Minnesota school districts are facing funding shortfalls, staffing shortages, or declining enrollment. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Perhaps the debate’s sharpest disagreement came during a question about how to ensure the long-term solvency of the nation’s Social Security program, which is projected to face significant shortfalls in the coming years. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Recognizing, acknowledging and working to rectify, wherever possible, the moral blindspots, inequities and shortfalls of the past is not hatred for our nation, as some suggest. — James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Newsom said Mansfield, because of budget shortfalls, was facing the specter of staff reductions and school closures. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 Against that backdrop, pupils' complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience. — Nicolas Garriga, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Ukraine fighting Russia invasion by targeting oil refining With winter coming, fuel shortfalls could put Vladimir Putin’s regime on its heels. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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While it was designed to bring nationwide uniformity and stability to college athletics, its deficiencies are manifold.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Commissioner John King's office previously said the March inspection found no violations, deficiencies or red tags.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Those deficits, at 2-0 and 3-1, lasted for a collective nine minutes before Sporting responded.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Primary deficits in the largest economies remain substantially larger than before the pandemic, and governments face higher real interest rates and shorter debt maturities as defense spending pressures mount.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

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