insufficient
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“At this time there is insufficient evidence to prove that Donald Breeden did not fire in self-defense,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Officials on Friday said “market confidence is clearly insufficient in the short term,” vowing to take the necessary measures to restore order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
In a new study, scientists found that sulforaphane, a naturally occurring compound in broccoli, can increase levels of frataxin, a protein that is present in insufficient amounts in people with Friedreich ataxia.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
However, he warned the measures "have so far proved insufficient against the backdrop of a weak domestic economy and doubts over AI earnings".
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The resort to weapons such as insecticides to control it is a proof of insufficient knowledge and of an incapacity so to guide the processes of nature that brute force becomes unnecessary.
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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