dearth dərθ noun
1. an insufficient quantity or number
2. an acute insufficiency
The word dearth has appeared in 229 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 6 in the Opinion essay “How to Help the People Around You,” by Jamelle Bouie:
On any given night, more than 200 people in Charlottesville will find themselves with nowhere to sleep. Thanks to rising rents and a dearth of low-cost and affordable housing, the number of people who find themselves without a place to live and sleep is expected to rise.
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