Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 49 stretched 45 overwhelmed 45 manpower 45 underfunded 44 straining 44 scarce 43 shrinking 43 depleted 42 dwindling 41 exhausted 41 strained 38 ramping 38 squeezed 38 diminishing 37 active duty 37 staffing 37 struggling 37 budgets 37 crunch 37 skyrocketing 36 workload 36 shortfalls 36 cutbacks 36 juggle 36 swamped 36 grappling 35 wracked 35 unprepared 35 fatigued 35 escalating 35 staffs 35 weary 35 deployed 35 busier 35 burdened 35 cash strapped 34 National Guard 34 preoccupied 34 frontline 34 staffed 34 shrunk 34 constrained 34 scrambling 34 reservists 34 exhausting 33 frustrated 33 juggling 33 overloaded 33 inadequate 33 shortages 33 rethinking 33 leery 33 stationed 33 hurting 33 reluctant 33 ramped 33 mobilized 33 cope 33 resources 32 mindful 32 departments 32 decimated 32 waning 32 devoting 32 sacrifices 32 strain 32 replenish 32 diminished 32 finite 32 bogged down 32 shorthanded 31 overrun 31 hampered 31 overcrowded 31 patrolling 31 strapped 31 beefed 31 hungry 31 shortage 31 eroding 31 thinning 31 patrols 31 firefighting 31 fearful 31 intensifying 31 worried 31 furloughs 31 increasingly 31 Salvation Army 31 hesitant 31 ballooning 31 inundated 31 bloated 30 budget shortfall 30 saturated 30 workloads 30 deployments 30 dwindled 30 shortfall 30 reassigned 30 increasing