insufficient
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Ceding control of the air, through poor procurement choices and insufficient investment in human capital, would be a strategic failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
They can apply to ban protests outright where these powers are deemed insufficient to prevent "serious public disorder", but this requires the approval of the home secretary and is not regularly used.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The firm estimates demand losses of about 1.6 million barrels a day—significant, but insufficient to offset the current supply shortfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The Salt Lake County district attorney’s office and the Draper City prosecutor both declined to file charges against Paul in April, citing insufficient evidence to prove allegations beyond a reasonable doubt.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
And now she was very conscious that she ought to have prevented them.—She felt that she had been risking her friend’s happiness on most insufficient grounds.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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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