shortcoming

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But spokesman Pitambar Ghimire admitted that "our only shortcoming is proper implementation".

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Mr. Slaughter’s reliance on the Sewards’ correspondence over vigorous narrative is both the book’s strength and its shortcoming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

These voices insist that it isn’t “real cooking” unless everything is homemade, that shortcuts signify failure, and that feeding yourself—or others—this way reflects some deeper shortcoming.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

Under questioning from Nicholas Moss KC, counsel to the inquiry, she agreed that was a "marked shortcoming".

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

They knew democracy’s every virtue, vice, and shortcoming, its voice and contour, by its profound and persistent absence in their lives.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly