insufficient
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Scientists have long known that insufficient sleep can interfere with growth hormone production.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
On Tuesday, regulators announced a fine of $1.2 billion against Bank of America after finding that the bank had insufficient systems to monitor and report possible financial crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Because these thresholds were established in the 1980s and never adjusted, they’re already insufficient.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Others, including those who say they had experiences similar to Clarkson’s at that establishment, thought its statement was insufficient and criticized it for not including an apology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 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
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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