insufficiency
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The researchers found that vitamin D insufficiency was common in both groups studied.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
Food insufficiency is considered more severe than food insecurity, defined as having access to food but worrying about it running out or not being nutritious enough.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
He went to Walter Reed three times last year, including a trip to address the swelling of his lower legs, which his doctor diagnosed as chronic venous insufficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
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 ● Dec. 1, 2025
I'd filed a lengthy brief that documented the insufficiency of the evidence and raised every legal deficiency in the trial that I could identify.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
In it, he asked in a general, spiritual way, that God would welcome him to internal life "despite all my sins and insufficiencies".
From Reuters ● Jan. 1, 2023
The script’s insufficiencies are softened by the company’s attitude — warm and inclusive — toward the audience.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
Do you have something specific you point to as causing these insufficiencies in the marketplace?
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2020
“Someones” don’t instinctively parade their insufficiencies on national networks and primetime programs.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2015
I looked away, suddenly conscious of my myriad insufficiencies.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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