- plural of deficiency.
deficiencies
Example Sentences
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"The investigation, prosecution, and trial of Bilal Mohammed and Yusufu Mieraili have been rife with human rights violations and have exposed some of the systemic deficiencies of Thailand's criminal justice system."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A research team led by Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi from Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology investigated whether deficiencies in certain vitamins could be connected to fatigue and motivation levels.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Eroding admissions standards and obscuring academic deficiencies set students up for failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The agency rejected Regeneron’s application in October, citing unresolved inspection deficiencies and compliance issues at the Indiana plant.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
His punishment is the Word, and his deficiencies are failures of words—as when he grows impatient with translation and strikes out precariously on his own, telling parables in his wildly half-baked Kikongo.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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