In short supply—hard to get: “There’s a ________ of seed corn this year.”
| SHORTAGE | 597 |
| SCARCITY | 358 |
| DEARTH | 53 |
| LACK | 24 |
| NR | 21 |
| SHORT SUPPLY | 10 |
| NOT ENOUGH | 4 |
| SCARCE | 4 |
| SHORT CROP | 4 |
| LIMITED AMOUNT | 3 |
| SMALL CROP | 3 |
| LIMIT | 2 |
| LIMITED SUPPLY | 2 |
| MINIMUM | 2 |
| POOR CROP | 2 |
| SHORTNESS | 2 |
| SMALL AMOUNT | 2 |
| SMALL SUPPLY | 2 |
| ABUNDANCE | 1 |
| DEFICIENCY | 1 |
| INSUFFICIENCY | 1 |
| IS SCANT | 1 |
| IT’S PRETTY SHORT | 1 |
| LITTLE AMOUNT | 1 |
| NOT MUCH | 1 |
| NOT QUITE SO MUCH | 1 |
| PAUCITY | 1 |
| SCANT AMOUNT | 1 |
| SCANT SUPPLY | 1 |
| SCARCE SUPPLY | 1 |
| SCARCENESS | 1 |
| SCURSE | 1 |
| SHUTOUT | 1 |
| SKIMPY CROP | 1 |
| SPARSE | 1 |
| THIS IS A LEAN YEAR FOR CORN | 1 |
| VERY LITTLE | 1 |
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