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Recent Examples of insufficiency This insufficiency could partly explain the differences in life expectancies. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 But there’s a catch: Roughly 50% of the population suffers from vitamin D insufficiency. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025 France: Enhancing diets There’s perhaps no better sign of the incomplete progress made on nutrition than the resurgence of diseases of nutritional insufficiency that should be easy to eradicate. Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 In addition to systemic barriers that Black mothers already face, cervical insufficiency is quite difficult to diagnose. Essence, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insufficiency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiency
Noun
  • At the time Volkswagen was the first automaker to warn of a global chip shortage.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • The rights of property owners aren’t always given the appropriate amount of respect, especially in a time of housing shortages and rising rents.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Plenty of art is a metaphor for our inability to connect with one another.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • Their bites attack the nervous system, possibly leading to seizures, the inability to walk or the inability to breathe due to respiratory paralysis or extreme swelling in the throat, Willey warned.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Most troubling is a lack of true concern or remedies for a huge problem for America, our national debt, and the service on that $36 trillion debt, which amounts to almost a trillion dollars a year.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
  • Thomson maintains Luzardo’s issues are a lack of execution.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Really, much of Hart’s time at Triple-A El Paso was spent attacking his deficiencies against right-handed hitters, who were hitting .333/.386/.698 against him in the majors compared to a .100/.100/.100 line in 20 plate appearances against lefties.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • Key Takeaways Hair shedding or thinning can begin a few months after surgery due to stress, nutrient deficiencies, or both.
    Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025

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“Insufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiency. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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