insufficiency
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Food insufficiency is considered more severe than food insecurity, defined as having access to food but worrying about it running out or not being nutritious enough.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
He went to Walter Reed three times last year, including a trip to address the swelling of his lower legs, which his doctor diagnosed as chronic venous insufficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The applications of no case to answer, made by the defence at the conclusion of the prosecution case, were based on insufficiency of evidence.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Shrubsole noted that vitamin D insufficiency is widely recognized as a public health concern in the United States, and many patients are advised to take supplements based on blood test results.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 30, 2025
I'd filed a lengthy brief that documented the insufficiency of the evidence and raised every legal deficiency in the trial that I could identify.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
In it, he asked in a general, spiritual way, that God would welcome him to internal life "despite all my sins and insufficiencies".
From Reuters ● Jan. 1, 2023
The script’s insufficiencies are softened by the company’s attitude — warm and inclusive — toward the audience.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
As a consequence of its insufficiencies, Congress has made five amendments to the act, and has had repeatedly extend its provisions.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2021
Do you have something specific you point to as causing these insufficiencies in the marketplace?
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2020
I looked away, suddenly conscious of my myriad insufficiencies.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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