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The phrase "a severe shortage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant lack of something, often in contexts related to resources, supplies, or services.
Example: "The region is facing a severe shortage of clean drinking water due to the prolonged drought."
Alternatives: "a critical lack" or "a significant deficit."
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There's a severe shortage of roustabouts, riggers, and other men.
There is a severe shortage of nurses in many areas.
Chief among these roadblocks: a severe shortage of clinics.
A severe shortage occurred a few years ago.
However, there is a severe shortage of donor corneas worldwide.
But there is a severe shortage of attention.
Around the world, researchers now face a severe shortage of embryonic stem cells.
Today, scientists say, a severe shortage of research monkeys is threatening medical progress.
Among the challenges facing the police force, Lieutenant Dryfe said, is a severe shortage of officers.
"Guangzhou has seen a severe shortage of land for buildings," one reconstruction official said.
Now its habitat is shrinking and there is a severe shortage of food for it.
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