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be deficient in
verb as in lack
Example Sentences
“The public should expect Supreme Court justices of all people to be ethical exemplars,” he said, “yet the nine have consistently been shown to be deficient in this regard.”
This being said, I suspect that the first few generations of synthetic general intelligences will be deficient in ways normal adult humans are not.
Many of the patients who died or were hospitalized were reportedly found to be deficient in vitamin K, a vitamin that’s found in leafy greens such as kale and spinach and “makes proteins for healthy bones and normal blood clotting,” per Live Science.
Some patients who have died or have been hospitalized as a result of the novel coronavirus have reportedly been found to be deficient in vitamin K, according to scientists in the Netherlands who hope to further explore if taking a vitamin K supplement could help prevent severe COVID-19 infection.
Patients who have died or been admitted to intensive care with Covid-19 have been found to be deficient in a vitamin found in spinach, eggs and hard and blue cheeses, raising hopes that dietary change might be one part of the answer to combating the disease.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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