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short-staffed
Not having sufficient members of staff
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Cerecloth
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attractions
The tendency to attract
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dowitcher
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the.
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understaffed
Having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
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overcrowded
Containing too many occupants for an area of its size
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dala
The currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar
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