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"a shortcoming of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to faults or deficits in something. For example, "The government's decision was met with criticism due to a shortcoming of long-term planning."
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However, this underscores a shortcoming of "How Google Works".
That, though, is both a strength and a shortcoming of the revival.
Blair's career to date, however, also highlights a shortcoming of UK public life in general.
A shortcoming of the book is its lack of musical and historical context.
The 16-game season provides a small sample, a shortcoming of football statistics.
This is not a shortcoming of ability; it is a failure of leadership and vision.
Many lawyers say this lack remains a shortcoming of the European system.
A shortcoming of the Garbage Clinical Insurance model is that it only offers access to the most basic healthcare.
Did you find Le Guin's use of familiar forms of government to be a shortcoming of the book?
He hopes the latter move will address a shortcoming of many boutiques: their inability to access capital markets.
A shortcoming of the plan, she said, was that the Ninth Circuit had already once decided the issue.
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