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There’s never been a shortage of whistles; there’s always been a shortage of people willing to blow them.

From The Verge

There’s no shortage of books about how parents affect their children’s lives, but what about vice versa?

From NPR

She said the pot shortage comes as no surprise.

From CBS Local

Shortages of car and computer parts worldwide are likely to last well into next year.

From NPR

And we all know the problems that have resulted from a shortage of minorities in our police departments.

From Chicago Tribune

Despite the priest shortage, most area hospitals are staffed with at least one full-time priest making daily rounds and a priest on call at night.

From Plain Dealer

The nursing shortage may not be caused just by lack of interest.

From ABC News

But the city’s housing shortage never goes away.

From New York Post

Catastrophic weather patterns lead to farm failures, food shortages, and price volatility.

From The Hill

There is no shortage of lawyers (my goal) or doctors.

From TIME

A shortage of housing has pushed rents to around $1,500 for a basic one-bedroom apartment, making life for those outside the oil industry all but impossible.

From Dallas Morning News

The country has experienced nursing shortages for decades, but an aging population means the problem is about to get much worse.

From The Atlantic

Which is just one reason why the prospect of a national nursing shortage is so alarming.

From The Atlantic

Of course, there’s no shortage of people interested in getting those kinds of results.

From VentureBeat

There’s still a shortage of ace engineers, he admitted.

From Slate Magazine

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