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insufficient

[in-suh-fish-uhnt] / ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ ənt /


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Author Andrew Lownie says there is still insufficient transparency in the UK about information relating to Mountbatten-Windsor and he's called for a parliamentary inquiry into his time as trade envoy.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“The Board appears to have founded its March 16 closure vote on woefully insufficient information.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Senate leaders had already concluded that the ballroom funding would have to be dropped from the text because of insufficient support and procedural obstacles.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Some of these parents on Tuesday were cautiously encouraged while concerned that the proposed steps might be insufficient.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Tom Gehrels, an asteroid hunter at the University of Arizona, thinks that even a year’s warning would probably be insufficient to take appropriate action.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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