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deficient

[dih-fish-uhnt] / dɪˈfɪʃ ənt /


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Lars Bochmann, a 50-year-old who has spent his entire professional life at the VW plant in Zwickau, told AFP that the agreement was "utterly deficient".

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Remember less than 4% of Australians are deficient in vitamin C.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

The addition of heavy landscape planters and thick paving stone on the pool deck in the 1990s further stressed the building, adding tons of uncalculated deadweight to the deficient slab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement Thursday that Disney filed its applications to renew its broadcast licenses only after the company was told its previous answers were “disingenuous, deficient and improper.”

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

It hadn’t occurred to me how thoughtlessly deficient nature is in this regard.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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