inadequacy

Being put on a PIP by someone who used to be your equal probably stirs up feelings of inadequacy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Lidl could not pass the inadequacy test for a standard off-licence but was able to pass the test for a pub as two bars close to the supermarket have closed in recent years.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Mr. O’Connor’s involving novel, which continues into the 1970s, is about the inadequacy of the psychoanalytic practice to confront the collective psychosis of 20th-century history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

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

When I called around to various economists in the summer of 2000 and complained about the inadequacy of the wages available to entry-level workers, this was their first response: “But wages are going up!”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

“Marilyn’s reading formed a concerted effort to overcome any inadequacies she perceived in herself,” Crowther writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

But in practice, it has often led to long environmental reports, studies and reviews, that are sometimes followed by lawsuits over possible inadequacies that can require a restart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

“Most of the problems with core statistics result from inadequacies in the way ONS has made decisions, planned and budgeted, and managed risks,” the review concluded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

The review said most of problems with data resulted from "inadequacies" in the way the agency plans and makes decisions.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025

I began to see that by my astonishing growth I had made them shrink and emphasized their inadequacies.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes