insufficient
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The firm estimates demand losses of about 1.6 million barrels a day—significant, but insufficient to offset the current supply shortfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
He tried to market the fund in 2024—speculation was that he was trying to raise $25 billion—but he pulled the deal because of insufficient demand.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
What makes it so wildly impressive is that before the Lakers brought this thing to trial, it looked as though it would be thrown out on the grounds of insufficient star power.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
This led to delays in escalation, a failure to call an ambulance when needed, and insufficient planning for emergencies.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Although I’d ascended hundreds of mountains, Everest was so different from anything I’d previously climbed that my powers of imagination were insufficient for the task.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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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