Example Sentences

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"Deficiencies in internal controls prevented the bank from detecting this mistake in a timely manner," the ECB said.

From Reuters • May 15, 2023

Deficiencies inside the D.C. jail became a national story in November 2021, when the U.S.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

Perhaps not surprisingly, a delicate balance of nutrients is key for brain health: Deficiencies or excesses in vitamins, sugars, fats and amino acids can influence brain and behavior in either negative or positive ways.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2022

Deficiencies in nutrients can have detrimental effects on an animal’s health.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Deficiencies were filled in from memory, the manuscript was put in the press, and in 1870 the reclaimed work was issued under the simple title of Poems.

From Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Caine, Hall, Sir