inadequacy

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He said they talked to wives separated from husbands and their kids and the most frequent feedback they got “was the inadequacy of the medical care they were receiving.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The nine-page text addresses the main flashpoints in Belem: trade measures, demands for greater finance for poorer nations, and the inadequacy of national carbon-cutting pledges.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

He sensed there was something abnormal about his sensitivity to criticism, the inadequacy of his emotional reaction to others, and his ever-present discontent about jobs and social status.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

They’ve never climbed any mountain, but have been damaged on every turn, and have turned the raw feelings of inadequacy, loathing and self-doubt into something powerful – yet dark.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

It was not the inadequacy of the machine but the Rad Lab’s inattention and its narrow focus that prevented the lab from winning credit for them.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik