insufficient
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Essex Police recently reviewed a number of cases and determined it had been correct in each one to conclude that there had been insufficient evidence to bring any criminal charges.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Supplements may be useful when dietary intake is insufficient or osteoporosis is present, but excessive intake should be avoided.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
"It didn't limit student use of AI in any way -- so, completely insufficient, inadequate."
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Prestianni was eventually handed a six-match ban, although not for racist abuse, as Uefa said there was insufficient evidence to prove the alleged remark.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“How many years until moving cities becomes insufficient? What is the solution beyond that? Changing our names? I...I do not enjoy being forced into such deceptions.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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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