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inadequacy

[in-ad-i-kwuh-see] / ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si /


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She dissects those feelings of inadequacy with pitch-black humour on In My Room.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Unsurprisingly, the Bazar incurred huge losses—due to “overstaffing, failure of management, inadequacy of working capital, and a lack of competitive approach on the part of the management,” a government report concluded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

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




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