deficiency

Example Sentences

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He attempts to disguise this deficiency with endless boasting about himself and endless denigration of others.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the approval could help those with cerebral folate transport deficiency “who have developmental delays with autistic features.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"Most people with color vision deficiency are typically functioning fine. They don't have any other vision issues. Many affected individuals may not even know they have it," Rahimy said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

On Tuesday the FDA said it was in fact approving use of leucovorin for a rare condition called cerebral folate deficiency but not for autism.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Her own father’s perfect exemption from any thought of the kind, the entire deficiency in him of all such sort of penetration or suspicion, was a most comfortable circumstance.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen