short-staffed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Yes. He’s upstairs, dealing with a room service mishap. They’re a bit short-staffed here.”
From Literature
"The challenge really is the number of patients that are coming in. We are short-staffed at the moment," Perez said.
From BBC
If the IRS is short-staffed, that puts the onus on taxpayers to make sure everything is correct and accurate on their returns.
From MarketWatch
If the IRS is short-staffed, that puts the onus on taxpayers to make sure everything is correct and accurate on their returns.
From MarketWatch
But as air traffic controllers remain short-staffed and customers face frequent flight delays, both social media users and aviation experts say Duffy is missing the point.
From BBC
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