insufficient funds
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When flooding happens or the crop fails, insufficient funds exist to pay claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Firefighters repeatedly aired complaints that the fire department has for gone too long with insufficient funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
Not because of insufficient funds but because an automated system flagged the transaction as “unusual.”
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2024
Many of the workers described banks rejecting their paychecks for insufficient funds.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2024
One such supporter in every State would win many battles which are lost because of insufficient funds to do the necessary work.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper
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