run short

phrase

: to become insufficient

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Advertisement Residents say the city is running short of several supplies needed to care for survivors and recover the dead. — Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026 Added to this, Whitehall has historically faced criticism for treating the armed forces as a budget piggy bank to be raided whenever public funds run short. — David Szondy july 01, New Atlas, 1 July 2026 Social Security’s main trust fund is projected to run short in 2032, raising the possibility of across‑the‑board benefit cuts. — Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Medicare is prohibited by law from covering weight-loss drugs, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is allowed to run short-term demonstration projects to test new payment and coverage models. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for run short

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“Run short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20short. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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