deficiencies
- plural of deficiency.
Example Sentences
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The BBC has found increasing numbers of people are arriving at hospitals across the South East either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Officiating deficiencies have led to canceled games and shortened seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The report expressed concern about audit findings that identified “significant deficiencies in internal control ... that leave the district’s assets susceptible to misstatement, theft, or fraud.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
A research team led by Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi from Osaka Metropolitan University's Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology investigated whether deficiencies in certain vitamins could be connected to fatigue and motivation levels.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
Santa made a sign for Mrs. Reilly not to discuss her deficiencies, but Mrs. Reilly was not to be silenced.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
