deficiency

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He attempts to disguise this deficiency with endless boasting about himself and endless denigration of others.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Colorblindness, also known as color vision deficiency, is more common than many people realize.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

On Tuesday the FDA said it was in fact approving use of leucovorin for a rare condition called cerebral folate deficiency but not for autism.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

U.S. standards call for higher iron levels to prevent deficiency, while the European Union requires more DHA, a nutrient that isn’t mandated by the FDA but can be found in most U.S. formulas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

A likely reason for the failure of cereal agriculture to arise in New Guinea is a glaring deficiency of the wild starting material: not one of the world’s 56 largest-seeded wild grasses is native there.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond