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inadequacy

[in-ad-i-kwuh-see] / ɪnˈæd ɪ kwə si /


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Being put on a PIP by someone who used to be your equal probably stirs up feelings of inadequacy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Ms. Majok captures the sardonic tone of the book as it depicts the inadequacy and vagueness endemic to treatment of psychological problems at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

She dissects those feelings of inadequacy with pitch-black humour on In My Room.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff conducted an oversight visit of the facility and decried the inadequacy of medical care there.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2026

I had come into the prison with such anxiety and fear about his willingness to tolerate my inadequacy.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

“Marilyn’s reading formed a concerted effort to overcome any inadequacies she perceived in herself,” Crowther writes.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2026

States that agreed to it would provide voter lists to the Justice Department, which would then look for any “insufficiencies, inadequacies, deficiencies, anomalies, or concerns.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

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

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

“Except that a robot might fail due to the inherent inadequacies of his brain. The positronic brain has never equalled the complexities of the human brain.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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