as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there is a deficiency of fresh food in the diet of many of the working poor
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Some supplements might also help by addressing specific deficiencies or imbalances in your body.
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Sarah Jividen, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
According to the Red Cross, plasma is commonly given to trauma, burn, and shock patients, as well as people with severe liver disease or multiple clotting factor deficiencies.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Sleep deficiencies have been linked to illnesses, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
People who have nutritional deficiencies, such as iron deficiency, also tend to absorb more lead and have higher blood lead levels.
—Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
Pharmaceutical companies use plasma to treat conditions such as immune deficiencies and bleeding disorders.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The filing notes that the company has no off-balance sheet arrangements and highlights deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting, which management plans to address as funding permits.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
Among the deficiencies the panel identified during its investigation were communications and intelligence failures at the Butler rally.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Quickly, her face comes to stand in her mind for all possible deficiencies or unhappiness.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Sarah Jividen, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
According to the Red Cross, plasma is commonly given to trauma, burn, and shock patients, as well as people with severe liver disease or multiple clotting factor deficiencies.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Sleep deficiencies have been linked to illnesses, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
People who have nutritional deficiencies, such as iron deficiency, also tend to absorb more lead and have higher blood lead levels.
—Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
Pharmaceutical companies use plasma to treat conditions such as immune deficiencies and bleeding disorders.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The filing notes that the company has no off-balance sheet arrangements and highlights deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting, which management plans to address as funding permits.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
Among the deficiencies the panel identified during its investigation were communications and intelligence failures at the Butler rally.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Quickly, her face comes to stand in her mind for all possible deficiencies or unhappiness.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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