as in insufficiently
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Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.—
Christopher Calton,
Oc Register,
4 Dec. 2025 -
Hollis was curious and nosy enough to have learned of Anders’s plan to retire from one field but insufficiently curious to learn what was next.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
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The attorney general's office also said, because the district did not show how the plaintiffs could only inadequately represent them, intervention of right was not an available option, and that intervention would unnecessarily prolong the case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Jan. 2026
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The titular role highlighted her distinctive looks and personality including long blonde hair and an attitude sometimes inadequately described as pouty.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
28 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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That delay could keep medically needy children who have been wrongly diagnosed with child abuse with their parents in the long run.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Fair Housing of Connecticut LLC filed suit against Stonington two days before New Year’s, saying the town wrongly rejected its bid to put up 83 townhouses under the 8-30g rules.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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The next day, in an email, Wynn appears to explain, blaming a dollar figure for teachers’ benefits that was mistakenly counted twice.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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It is thought the United States was notified before its first use in late 2024, to ensure it was not mistakenly assessed to be a nuclear launch.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to a New Mexico warrant obtained and reviewed by EW, Busfield has been accused by a pair of twin actors of inappropriately touching them while on the set of the Fox crime drama The Cleaning Lady.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Whatever the truth of that claim, the phrase is inappropriately taken from a poem that is about a horror that cannot be compared to taxation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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Byard studies a smartphone showing his year-old wishes for a new coach, those expressed to a reporter late last season, including disappointment that far too many missteps had been improperly dealt with.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Martinez's attorney sought a hearing to determine whether federal authorities improperly destroyed evidence in the cranial case against her by allowing the SUV to be taken back to Maine.—
Dave Savini,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Well, even though air-drying clothes on a drying rack has many benefits (especially for the planet), experts agree that line-drying incorrectly can start a big mold problem within and behind your walls.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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The last major round of protests came in 2022, spurred by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the theocratic government's forces for allegedly wearing her headscarf incorrectly.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Unpromisingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpromisingly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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