adequate
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The United Nations said it was "deeply concerned" while Human Rights Watch criticised a lack of adequate response from the authorities.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
There “can be no assurance that the returns on our AI investments will be adequate to justify the capital deployed,” SpaceX said.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Patients with vitamin D deficiency were three times more likely to experience moderate to severe pain during the first 24 hours after surgery compared with patients who had adequate vitamin D levels.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
The company has been ordered to not state or imply that evidence gathered using its self-testing kits is admissible in court unless it holds adequate substantiation for those claims.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Suppose the environment was changing so fast that the precoded genetic encyclopaedia, which served perfectly well before, was no longer entirely adequate.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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