deficient
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Vomiting was only reported in the deficient group, although researchers said the difference was too small to be considered statistically significant.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
I write here, understand, as a deficient moralist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The county conducted an audit of Harm Reduction-SD in April 2023 that revealed “significant financial control weaknesses including insufficient bank reconciliations and a deficient general ledger,” prosecutors allege.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Deere leverages AI to help farmers cut costs—by reducing labor required to operate equipment, minimizing wasted crop chemicals, and applying fertilizer more precisely where soil nutrients are deficient.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
This has been observed not only in the United States but in the far northern parts of Sweden and Finland, where the diet is ordinarily deficient in vitamins.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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