insufficiences

noun

plural of insufficience
as in needs

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  1. needs
  2. deficiencies
  3. lacks
  4. shortcomings
  5. inadequacies
  6. deficits
  7. shortfalls
  8. imperfections
Noun
  • Hackett said adjusting investments to reflect personal financial goals, changes in risk tolerance, or shifting income needs are good reasons to make changes.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • After all, the government closest to the people is the best response to local needs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of needs
Noun
  • Growing pains are expected with a new defensive coordinator, but with stats mirroring last season's defensive deficiencies, many eyes are on second-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer.
    — Briana Aldridge, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The balloon had equipment deficiencies and had not been modified for free flight.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of deficiencies
Noun
  • Mixing wand finish is oxidizing for mixing lacks replacement with stainless steel material.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Tasked with shepherding his major stars through bombastic performances, Fern’s directing lacks focus.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lacks
Noun
  • Conversations with my replacement confirmed that local physicians were frustrated with Theranos over these shortcomings and communicating with our laboratory about them.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For residents, the reservoir nonetheless remains a painfully visible symbol of the city’s shortcomings.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortcomings
Noun
  • They are confined to their bodies, rife with their many flaws and inadequacies.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of inadequacies
Noun
  • This capital intensive model forces SpaceX to rely heavily on debt financing or external liquidity to bridge cash deficits, a dynamic analysts warn remains a key drag on market sentiment.
    — , CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Others say spending needs to be cut to shave budget deficits down as a portion of GDP.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of deficits
Noun
  • These flexible funds are helping to cover research funding shortfalls at Cornell University, undergraduate scholarships at Georgetown University and general operations at the College of the Atlantic.
    — William Blomquist, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But despite production rising to record levels in 2025, UBS nonetheless expects shortfalls to reach an all-time high next year.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortfalls
Noun
  • They are dinged up and dingy, fortunate to constantly bask in a golden hue that covers up their imperfections.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That becomes harder if small imperfections make otherwise useful products seem less valuable.
    — Aprajita Gautam, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of imperfections
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