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deficiency

[dih-fish-uhn-see] / dɪˈfɪʃ ən si /


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But it was renamed by the International Olympic Committee in 2014 to acknowledge the broader range of symptoms of energy deficiency and that it also harms male athletes.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The founders wrote the Constitution in part to fix that deficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

From those records, the researchers identified 2,031 GLP-1 users ages 10 to 17 who met the study's continuous enrollment requirements and had not previously been diagnosed with a nutritional deficiency.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Conditions such as depression, lack of sleep, a low-functioning thyroid, and vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to memory loss that mimic the early stages of dementia,” Tan writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Driver ants, Ebola virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome: all these are brooms devised by nature to sweep a small clearing very well.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

He started both of the preseason games he played in, giving the Lakers the type of versatile defender they coveted to cover up for Doncic’s and Reaves’ defensive deficiencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mr. Douglas relates that his father, after suffering a stroke in 1996, came to regret his emotional deficiencies and tried to become more loving and present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Studies on Baiga households have found widespread nutritional deficiencies, compounded by poor uptake, external of public services.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Further, while our report outlines deficiencies in the management of the renovation project . . . we did not identify administrative misconduct during our evaluation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Therefore, enviously, gloatingly, he exacts vengeance upon us for the unalterable deficiencies in his own life.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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