Example Sentences

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“Marilyn’s reading formed a concerted effort to overcome any inadequacies she perceived in herself,” Crowther writes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

But in practice, it has often led to long environmental reports, studies and reviews, that are sometimes followed by lawsuits over possible inadequacies that can require a restart.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

“Most of the problems with core statistics result from inadequacies in the way ONS has made decisions, planned and budgeted, and managed risks,” the review concluded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Which is to say, the kind of people who think it's fun to randomly harass people online to distract themselves from their own inadequacies.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Recognizing the inadequacies of postmodern history of science does not mean that we should simply go back to Kuhn or to Koyré.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton