insufficiently
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It says China's chemical industry is "massive", with 160,000 companies, and despite steps by authorities to implement controls, oversight is "insufficiently staffed and equipped".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
We are also a species insufficiently grateful, it seems, for the favors flowers bestow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
He’s insufficiently grateful to the people he owes, and insufficiently apologetic to those he’s wronged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Sharp price spikes, however, can “still pressure utilities that are insufficiently hedged, potentially leading to earnings volatility or delayed cost recovery,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026
“All these shameful faces. Perhaps,” he said more coolly, “some of you are ashamed at how insufficiently you were prepared for yesterday’s lesson.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
