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insufficient

[in-suh-fish-uhnt] / ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ ənt /


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Shipping “activity has stopped increasing and appears insufficient to prevent the decline in overall Persian Gulf exports and oil flows,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The disclosure, released Tuesday by Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal, describes the project as "secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed" and warns that insufficient testing could lead to "catastrophic failure."

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

"These cities remain heavily tied to the US market, while growth in exports outside the US has been limited or insufficient to offset broader weakness in trade activity and local economic conditions," the report said.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

“Despite our finding that the money was misappropriated, we find insufficient evidence to charge anyone criminally,” the grand jury wrote.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Although I’d ascended hundreds of mountains, Everest was so different from anything I’d previously climbed that my powers of imagination were insufficient for the task.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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