deficient
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The Texas Department of State Health Services found Camp Mystic’s emergency plans deficient; the camp plans to use a neighboring site.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The county conducted an audit of Harm Reduction-SD in April 2023 that revealed “significant financial control weaknesses including insufficient bank reconciliations and a deficient general ledger,” prosecutors allege.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
"If it turns out the shipowners were deficient, they will expect the full force of the law," Lopez told reporters.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
LPA is the rainfall or snow recorded over a region over 30 to 50 years and use its average to classify current weather as normal, excess or deficient.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
At last the relief authorities placed me in the South Side Boys’ Club and my wages were just enough to provide a deficient diet.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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