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
He said in those early years he was often overcompensating for his own feelings of inadequacy as the son of a single mom who struggled to pay the rent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 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
Everybody in Cam’s platoon has something to prove or an internalized inadequacy to overcome, which is what drew him to boot camp, too.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025
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
Vocabulary lists containing inadequacy
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Vocabulary Review, Unit 1
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