How to pronounce shortages
Listen to shortages in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“shortages” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 285 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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We have not just skill shortages but labour shortages.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 119:03 · hear it here
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shortages and information
FEMA · watch from 40:32 · hear it here
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and shortages are easing.
Federal Reserve · watch from 28:52 · hear it here
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these shortages more quickly.
GAO · watch from 27:53 · hear it here
Why real speech
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