- plural of deficiency.
deficiencies
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On Sunday, the bowlers were on course to mask the deficiencies of the batters, then wilted when it mattered.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The document, which The Times obtained through a public records request, said future federal funding for the state’s coastal management program has been suspended “unless and until the identified deficiencies are satisfactorily addressed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
This result suggests that renewable, genetically engineered immune cell progenitors might eventually have applications beyond cancer, including treatments for inherited immune deficiencies and potentially infectious diseases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Further, while our report outlines deficiencies in the management of the renovation project” the report “did not identify administrative misconduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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