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inadequacy

[in-ad-i-kwuh-see] / ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si /


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Since then, AI has passed bar exams and medical licensing exams, which says more about these outdated tests than the inadequacy of humans, perhaps a sign of an antiquated education system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

Lidl was not able to pass the inadequacy test for a standard off-licence.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

We lived once again in married student housing, a plywood apartment complex set among pine trees, and the singular topic of conversation among our young neighbors was the inadequacy of these rattletrap tenements.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Tenor Ryan Bryce Johnson displayed comic flair as Neal, who covers his inadequacies with tall tales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

Aside from staffing inadequacies, controllers have warned that antiquated technology has made their jobs more challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

As the savage reality of their own inadequacies was hitting them right between the eyes, Kieran Tierney had possession 20 yards into the Greek half.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025

Instead, he possessed a mind capable of tinkering with things just enough to make them impossibly confusing and himself so dissatisfied with his own intellectual inadequacies that he would never be happy.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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