as in littler
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Adjective
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The reason for her release was insufficient grounds for filing a criminal complaint.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025 -
For business owners, common sources include slow-paying clients, insufficient cash flow, difficulty managing rising costs, and worries about meeting looming debt payments.—
Tiffany Grant,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Physically robust forces can have a dangerous Achilles Heel if their cyber defenses are inadequate, which could lead to the entire force being disabled at a stroke.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Risk of muscle loss If protein intake or strength training is inadequate, fasting could lead to muscle breakdown.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Those studies show that supplementing with vitamin A in people who are deficient can lead to milder infections with diseases like measles.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Kraken was also accused of having deficient internal controls and record keeping.—
Jonathan Stempel,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Slighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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