inadequacy
Example Sentences
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Lidl was not able to pass the inadequacy test for a standard off-licence.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff conducted an oversight visit of the facility and decried the inadequacy of medical care there.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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
For Galton, the inadequacy may have felt particularly galling because he too had been meant to become a giant.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing inadequacy
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