insufficiency
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The applications of no case to answer, made by the defence at the conclusion of the prosecution case, were based on insufficiency of evidence.
From BBC
Ultrasounds of his veins showed that the president has “chronic venous insufficiency,” according to a memo.
Shrubsole noted that vitamin D insufficiency is widely recognized as a public health concern in the United States, and many patients are advised to take supplements based on blood test results.
From Science Daily
States that agreed to it would provide voter lists to the Justice Department, which would then look for any “insufficiencies, inadequacies, deficiencies, anomalies, or concerns.”
In July, the White House said that he had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a vein condition that can result in swelling in the legs.
From BBC
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