insufficient

Example Sentences

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That lawsuit was dismissed in June, with Liman finding the claims legally insufficient.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The DOJ routinely declines to prosecute cases for any number of reasons, including insufficient evidence or because a case is not a priority for enforcement.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Possible breaches included providing "insufficient measures to prevent new under 16 accounts being created".

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

A general finding is that while structural weakness in authoritarian institutions can contribute to democratic transitions, it is insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

A number twenty times that size still would have been woefully insufficient.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler