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there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year
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Last year, about a third of the country’s 309,000 public swimming pools stayed closed or opened sporadically because of the shortage.
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Chantelle Lee, TIME, 16 May 2024
How the staffing shortage can become dangerous Linda Vang is another plaintiff in the Del Norte lawsuit, alongside Emma Lenover's parents.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
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Chantelle Lee, TIME, 16 May 2024
How the staffing shortage can become dangerous Linda Vang is another plaintiff in the Del Norte lawsuit, alongside Emma Lenover's parents.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024
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“Shortage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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