inadequacy
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Maybe these deceptive and independent behaviors were a desperate bid to disguise its inadequacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Being put on a PIP by someone who used to be your equal probably stirs up feelings of inadequacy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
They involve the slipperiness of truth and the crushing inadequacy of our mental-health system and social safety net.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
A report released recently by IGNES, a French trade alliance, warns of “a massive inadequacy of housing to cope with high temperatures.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But if Charley was aware of his deep-down inadequacy, he gave no sign.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Tenor Ryan Bryce Johnson displayed comic flair as Neal, who covers his inadequacies with tall tales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
It was more sweat than style, but still not enough to make up for the glaring inferiority and inadequacies of the first half.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
But in practice, it has often led to long environmental reports, studies and reviews, that are sometimes followed by lawsuits over possible inadequacies that can require a restart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
“Most of the problems with core statistics result from inadequacies in the way ONS has made decisions, planned and budgeted, and managed risks,” the review concluded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
I began to see that by my astonishing growth I had made them shrink and emphasized their inadequacies.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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