as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there is a deficiency of fresh food in the diet of many of the working poor
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Recent Examples of deficiencies
In terms of both the presence of strengths and absence of deficiencies, Klepov might well be the highest potential prospect available in the teens.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 June 2026
Electoral authorities also dismissed a separate challenge filed by a private citizen seeking to annul votes cast in cities across the United States, France and Spain, citing similar procedural deficiencies, including lack of standing, late filing and nonpayment of fees.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
This is dangerous because people with eating disorders are already at risk for nutritional deficiencies and disordered relationships with food.
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Dr. Samantha Aquino Calpo,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Everybody can see what a team’s deficiencies are.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
To his mind, this pointed out the Constitution’s deficiencies.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The elderly are highly vulnerable to high temperatures, a risk compounded by European countries’ infrastructural deficiencies in a warming world.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Nutrient deficiencies, especially nitrogen, can cause yellowing; apply balanced fertilizer as directed and avoid overfertilizing.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
The growing calls for accountability come as a local animal rescue founder has filed a lawsuit against the City of San Jose, alleging serious deficiencies in shelter operations.
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Maddie White,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 June 2026
Electoral authorities also dismissed a separate challenge filed by a private citizen seeking to annul votes cast in cities across the United States, France and Spain, citing similar procedural deficiencies, including lack of standing, late filing and nonpayment of fees.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
This is dangerous because people with eating disorders are already at risk for nutritional deficiencies and disordered relationships with food.
—
Dr. Samantha Aquino Calpo,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Everybody can see what a team’s deficiencies are.
—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
To his mind, this pointed out the Constitution’s deficiencies.
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
The elderly are highly vulnerable to high temperatures, a risk compounded by European countries’ infrastructural deficiencies in a warming world.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Nutrient deficiencies, especially nitrogen, can cause yellowing; apply balanced fertilizer as directed and avoid overfertilizing.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2026
The growing calls for accountability come as a local animal rescue founder has filed a lawsuit against the City of San Jose, alleging serious deficiencies in shelter operations.
—
Maddie White,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deficiencies
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Owner David Garcia, who also runs La Camaronera, cited personal hardships, rising costs and labor shortages as factors in the closure.
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Builders are also under their own pressure from higher material costs, persistent labor shortages, and slower sales.
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The artist thought that paintings and drawings have a certain depth that photography on its own lacks.
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What Hafley’s team lacks are proven, established names; productivity that can be relied on if healthy.
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This majestic sequence delivers a lifetime’s outpouring of love’s inadequacies and frustrations, of grief and regret, of gratitude along with candid acceptance of loss, and of self-questioning that never shakes the foundations of the family—her ferocious commitment to the children.
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Epidemiologists and other medical experts told the AP that the suicides in ICE custody — which previously occurred typically once or not at all each year — were cause for alarm and a sign of inadequacies in care, at a minimum.
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