insufficient
Example Sentences
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“The Board appears to have founded its March 16 closure vote on woefully insufficient information.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Police say no further action was taken at the time as Obaidly had died in 2015 and there was insufficient evidence to pursue a case against Al Fayed before his death in 2023.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Senate leaders had already concluded that the ballroom funding would have to be dropped from the text because of insufficient support and procedural obstacles.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Some of these parents on Tuesday were cautiously encouraged while concerned that the proposed steps might be insufficient.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Food production based on eastern U.S. crops alone had been insufficient to trigger the boom, for reasons that are easy to specify.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing insufficient
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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