deficient
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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
Vomiting was only reported in the deficient group, although researchers said the difference was too small to be considered statistically significant.
From Science Daily • May 20, 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
After MI5 apologised, we then showed that inquiries into what happened by MI5 and the government were deficient and unreliable, with further falsehoods provided to the court.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
This has been observed not only in the United States but in the far northern parts of Sweden and Finland, where the diet is ordinarily deficient in vitamins.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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