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insufficiences

noun

plural of insufficience

as in needs

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Mercury in your 10th House squares Mars in your partnership zone, so another person’s needs or opinions may push against your plans, reputation, or sense of direction.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Although there is Palestinian opposition to a two-state solution, a growing proportion—now a majority—wants it, and yearns for more capable and responsible leadership that addresses their needs and provides security.

— Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of needs

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Silver found that prisoners remained exposed to grave threats of harm and suffering because of systematic deficiencies in their healthcare.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
After many picked the Rays to finish last in the AL East, Cash maximized the talent on his team and found ways to win, even with some clear roster deficiencies.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of deficiencies

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Tasked with shepherding his major stars through bombastic performances, Fern’s directing lacks focus.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
While Verse and Alex Wright will man the edges and Denzel Ward remains an elite anchor in the secondary, the front seven lacks proven game-disrupting star power, leaving the defense reliant on scheme and discipline to hold up.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lacks

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The Jets, seeking to address their defensive shortcomings, signed safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in the offseason.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026
Others, including Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, who recently launched a crackdown on Venezuelan migrants in his country, will be tempted to stoke xenophobia to deflect blame for policy shortcomings.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of shortcomings

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Over time, as the human side of the evolving machine-flesh dyad matured, WHEEP-3 shifted its attention to the silicon partner, offering trenchant critiques of the inadequacies of machine learning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Anna, the film suggests, admires her husband warts and all, perhaps because there’s an enticing authenticity in all his inadequacies and brutish ways.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of inadequacies

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The joint letter also comes against a backdrop of surging government borrowing costs, spiraling inflation and sluggish growth across much of the continent, as well as concerns about rising budget deficits in various EU countries.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
To harness those resources, however, the region will have to overcome profound infrastructure deficits, strengthen the rule of law, and accelerate regional integration.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of deficits

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But to spend millions of dollars on bike lanes when the city is facing massive debt, rising property taxes, mounting Chicago Public Schools budget shortfalls and a pension fund crisis too big to think about?

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Progressive voter engagement and racial justice groups report steep funding shortfalls and staff cuts just as midterm voting begins, raising alarms about turnout and control of Congress.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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