deficient
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Stavridis' main message is to prioritise food, and if you do think you are deficient in a certain nutrient, consult a doctor, as you shouldn't assume a supplement will fix it.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The vitamin D deficient group also required more opioid medication.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026
I write here, understand, as a deficient moralist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Iran, which is an IMO member but does not sit on its council, hit out at the declaration, branding it "one-sided, unfair, inaccurate and legally deficient".
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
In the thirteen years since she’d left Moton High School, the deficient building had passed from being merely overcrowded to packed beyond reasonable measure.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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