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Mike Vrabel has breathed life into the New England Patriots, guiding them to a 7-2 start while riding a six-game winning streak despite fielding a roster that still has its fair share of deficiencies.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025 -
Opponents raised concerns about the cost of new construction and long-term debt, arguing that renovations could have addressed the library’s deficiencies.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Despite his lack of coaching experience at the MLB level, Vitello was named manager of the San Francisco Giants last month.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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While there is little research on food insufficiency among trans people, a study published in October in the open access medical journal Critical Public Health found that between 2021 and 2023, 21% of trans adults reported experiencing food insufficiency, as opposed to 8% of cisgender adults.—
James Factora,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The carbon market has been beset by shortcomings and subject to accusations of greenwashing, however.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Chinese commentators acknowledged the shortcomings, stating that the test revealed the robots did not perform well in defensive situations.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The mayor has been vocal about the budget's need to tackle a $100 million budget shortfall, address the demands of inflation and pension costs, maintain service levels, the sunsetting of federal aid and the city's need to withdraw $35 million from its reserves.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Several state and local governments have been stepping in to help fill funding shortfalls for food banks and pantries.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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The county said construction for the park would not take place within 200 feet of roosting sites for the bat, but provided no evidence to support that as a proper buffer, adding another inadequacy to the environmental review, Bacal said.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The 2024 three-part docuseries American Nightmare dives headfirst into several thought-provoking issues, like victim blaming and the glaring inadequacies in the criminal justice system.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the United Nations, Venezuela historically does not produce enough food to meet its needs, and many products must be imported from abroad and paid for in foreign currencies.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Mavs are in desperate need of some good PR, and, at this point, their only move isn’t another PR person but to offer up a GM that the people cannot stand.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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With the transit system running a deficit, the County Board did not specifically restore any of those routes during its deliberations over County Executive David Crowley's budget.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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As the Association shares in the cost of running the clubhouse restaurant with the golf club, one member shared some concerns about the financial plan and whether it was projected to continue operating at a deficit.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Insufficience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficience. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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