insufficient
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As the psychologist Daniel Kahneman told me years ago, “Luck and randomness are the likeliest—but least satisfying—explanations for extreme outcomes. Ordinary causes feel insufficient to explain extraordinary results.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Too often, those requests have been met with delayed communication, limited transparency, and insufficient public engagement".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
He faces opposition in particular from UEFA, which on Thursday stood by its threat to boycott the World Cups, deeming the mere withdrawal of the controversial plan to be insufficient.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Waiting until late August for a review is insufficient when these ‘corrections’ suggest a fundamental failure in reporting or disclosure,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
With insufficient data, it is easy to go wrong.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing insufficient
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Bridge to Terabithia
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