insufficient
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Llyr Gruffydd, cabinet minister for rural resilience and sustainability, said the £20 fixed fine for idling was "insufficient", and not being used "in the way everyone might envision it".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
That’s insufficient under state law to support a vested mining interest — intending to mine there eventually isn’t enough, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
That is the highest since mid-2022, when prices soared amid the supply-chain disruptions resulting from the Covid pandemic that led to insufficient inventory, labor shortages and bottlenecks at ports and railroads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Overall, women had a 22% greater chance of having insufficient or inconsistent work hours than men, the study found.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
As yet insufficient time has elapsed to reveal the full effect of the new chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides and of the modern herbicides.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing insufficient
Figurative Language in King's "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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