be deficient
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All of them were replacements for other fittings found to be deficient.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023
In mid-2022, Fed staff deemed the bank's management to be deficient and barred the bank from growing through mergers or acquisitions, Barr said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023
But most local governments have done little to order older buildings be evaluated and strengthened if found to be deficient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Some people are more likely to be deficient - people who don't get outdoors much or who cover their skin, as well as people with naturally darker skin.
From BBC ● May 14, 2022
Speak on, my friend, For I approve the motion to my soul If any project likely to succeed, Or well-planned scheme thou canst impart to me, Gold shall not be deficient.
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) by Philip Freneau
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