insufficiencies

noun

plural of insufficiency
as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number dealt with the school's insufficiency of art supplies by buying materials out of her own pocket

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Recent Examples of insufficiencies The statement, however, does note some insufficiencies occurred on the part of its board. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026 That’s double the 2019 level when insufficiencies first soared due to Trump’s first-term tariffs under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act. — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026 Food insufficiencies dropped by 42%, and financial insufficiencies dropped by 43% in households with children. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026 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 Where to Start To solve the insufficiencies found within conventional site assessment methodologies, POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, designed a transformative threat assessment tool called Meerkat. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiencies
  1. shortages
  2. lacks
  3. deficiencies
  4. inadequacies
Noun
  • However, any additional precipitation will not offset the long-term factors driving water shortages like prolonged drought conditions and historically low seasonal snowpack, according to experts.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • That’s not only because of the possibilities to work with customers on development or respond quickly to quality issues, but also in light of the pandemic-era chip shortages that roiled the auto industry.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of shortages
Noun
  • The Anaheim Ducks, at least, had a lot of pace and tempo to help make up for what Carlson’s skating lacks at this point in his career.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Nothing beats a big package or a pipe to compensate for decorations, makeup, and other lacks.
    — Joyce Mansour, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of lacks
Noun
  • People take iron orally or intravenously to address nutritional deficiencies, as Johnson did, and get monitored for stomach cancers.
    — Sarah Todd, STAT, 8 July 2026
  • Sleep difficulties can sometimes be linked to underlying medical conditions, nutrient deficiencies, medications, or hormonal changes that require proper evaluation and treatment by a qualified healthcare professional.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 July 2026
Definition of deficiencies
Noun
  • The Canadian catastrophe highlighted the inadequacies of the current system of supply and the lack of American credit.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Connecting the Orioles’ fielding inadequacies in the majors directly to their lack of attention to defense in the minors would be a stretch; Rutschman, Henderson and Cowser all came up through their system.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of inadequacies

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