as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
dealt with the school's insufficiency of art supplies by buying materials out of her own pocket
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Recent Examples of insufficiencies
The statement, however, does note some insufficiencies occurred on the part of its board.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
That’s double the 2019 level when insufficiencies first soared due to Trump’s first-term tariffs under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act.
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Lori Ann Larocco,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Food insufficiencies dropped by 42%, and financial insufficiencies dropped by 43% in households with children.
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Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Where to Start To solve the insufficiencies found within conventional site assessment methodologies, POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, designed a transformative threat assessment tool called Meerkat.
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IEEE Spectrum,
23 June 2025
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
That’s double the 2019 level when insufficiencies first soared due to Trump’s first-term tariffs under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act.
—
Lori Ann Larocco,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Food insufficiencies dropped by 42%, and financial insufficiencies dropped by 43% in households with children.
—
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Where to Start To solve the insufficiencies found within conventional site assessment methodologies, POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, designed a transformative threat assessment tool called Meerkat.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
23 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiencies
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The same brain-drain has affected Venezuelan schools, which suffered serious teacher shortages before the earthquake.
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For example, Schuetz hears complaints about the shortages of skilled labor, but the industry isn’t adopting process automation.
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In terms of athletic forwards with size, this is a body type that the Spurs’ roster lacks in numbers.
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Nothing beats a big package or a pipe to compensate for decorations, makeup, and other lacks.
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The Lakers spent the first days of free agency addressing their shooting deficiencies.
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It can be caused by pests, high temperatures, and mineral deficiencies or excess.
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The Canadian catastrophe highlighted the inadequacies of the current system of supply and the lack of American credit.
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Connecting the Orioles’ fielding inadequacies in the majors directly to their lack of attention to defense in the minors would be a stretch; Rutschman, Henderson and Cowser all came up through their system.
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“Insufficiencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiencies. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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