as in deficiency
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a failure to get what is expected or needed
a shortfall in milk production profit shortfalls
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Recent Examples of shortfall
The company is exploring additional funding options to address its liquidity shortfall.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
His policies would increase Social Security's funding shortfall by $2.3 trillion, according to the CRFB.
—Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Any shift from economic concerns likely would aid Harris, given her shortfall in trust to handle the issue and dissatisfaction with the Biden administration's economic performance.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Cooper's administration attributes the shortfall to rising construction costs, labor shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic and a congressional appropriation that was roughly half of what the state requested.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
His policies would increase Social Security's funding shortfall by $2.3 trillion, according to the CRFB.
—Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Any shift from economic concerns likely would aid Harris, given her shortfall in trust to handle the issue and dissatisfaction with the Biden administration's economic performance.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Cooper's administration attributes the shortfall to rising construction costs, labor shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic and a congressional appropriation that was roughly half of what the state requested.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Shortfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortfall. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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