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Recent Examples of deficiency Nearly a quarter of Americans are estimated to have a vitamin D deficiency. Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 29 June 2025 The Food and Drug Administration’s 2022 inspection of the Sun Pharma factory in India warned of contaminations and deficiencies. Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 Studies show that patients not meeting the diagnostic criteria for testosterone deficiency are still being prescribed testosterone therapy, often based on vague symptoms. Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 June 2025 Grassley cited a Government Accountability Office report issued last year that detailed deficiencies in the program’s management dating back to 2009. Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for deficiency
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, Californians feel the effects of the shortage of at least 3 million homes in their pocketbooks.
    Laura Friedman, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
  • Raising a dam also raises the risk of downstream water shortages, ecological disruption, and international tension.
    Joe Salas July 06, New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Red Oak parent Maria Barraza previously warned that the consolidation would destroy the community built around Red Oak, and raised concerns about a lack of engagement from the district with the school’s Spanish-speaking families.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Some listeners began to have doubts about The Velvet Sundown's existence over the past week, with multiple Reddit and X threads pointing out the lack of verifiable information on the band.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025

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“Deficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deficiency. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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