as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite
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At the same time, a currency collapsing under international sanctions, water shortages and recurring power outages have sharpened a sense of crisis across the country.—
Roxana Saberi, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
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At El Tejaban Mexican Grill in Richfield, sales have dropped by as much as 50%, forcing reduced hours and staffing shortages.—
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So Vegas has to hope that their forward depth is strong enough to balance out where their star power lacks, relative to other contenders.—
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This absence — of God, of love, of plain community spirit — is a metaphor for the whole parish, where everyone is defined by their own lacks and deficiencies, the weaknesses that cause Wicks to despise them and vow to bring down them all.—
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“Dearths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dearths. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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