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Swollen hands or feet can indicate severe protein deficiency.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026 -
Fertilize peonies in early spring and fall if growth is poor or soil tests show nutrient deficiencies.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
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Detainees at the facility have reported a lack of access to lawyers and poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that do not flush, floors flooding with fecal waste and insects everywhere.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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In today’s food environment, addiction to UPFs should not be written off as a lack of personal willpower, said Forman, who researches ultraprocessed food addiction.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Some were permanently dismissed due to statute of limitations or legal insufficiency, while others were temporary on legal grounds, meaning Pines' lawyers can attempt to correct them.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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There’s a temptation to call such men too big for their boots, but Henri is too small for his, and Arlaud is so good at projecting that insufficiency, yet still being riveting to watch.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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What is truly disgraceful is leveraging your skin color to remain employed while insisting that white privilege is responsible for your own shortcomings.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The shortcomings — insufficient specificity, thin systemic risk analysis, bank-centric case studies — are significant but correctable.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Reductions in federal aid have put pressure on Newsom and the Legislature to cover the shortfall.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Here’s another way to think of the shortfall.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 June 2026
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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.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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That’s a feeling of inadequacy that not only infests Ruben’s mind, but Niall’s as well.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The fee adjustment captured the attention of many farmers about the underlying need for reform.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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The European Commission added that the latest developments underline Europe’s need for technological sovereignty.—
Maggie Eastland,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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After trailing by nearly 500 votes on election night, the deficit narrowed to 238 votes.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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That support has led to huge cheers as Iran has battled back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to tie this match in the second half.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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“Insufficience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficience. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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