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insufficiency

[in-suh-fish-uhn-see] / ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ ən si /


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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

And here, Orsolya’s sincere if haphazard search for understanding, visible in every fiber of Tompa’s affecting central performance, cleverly lets Jude expose the insufficiency in quick fixes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"Vitamin D insufficiency is something that has been recognized as a potential health problem on a fairly large scale in the U.S.,"

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

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




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