- plural of deficiency.
deficiencies
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A research team led by Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi from Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology investigated whether deficiencies in certain vitamins could be connected to fatigue and motivation levels.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
“Re-emergence speaks to a failure to address security deficiencies on land and to tackle piracy’s underlying causes.”
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
They were so efficient despite their obvious deficiencies, one has to wonder … could this one game blend into several games?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
They disdain raw milk as dangerous and ask instead that we appreciate the role of pasteurization and fortified bread, to name two examples, in reducing nutritional deficiencies and food-borne illnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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