adequate
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Norway's energy ministry had maintained that it has carried out adequate environmental assessments for the North Sea licences.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
But Finnimore described this as "less than adequate" for his health and well-being, so started developing the hut.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Fast revenue growth still doesn’t settle whether the spending will earn an adequate return.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The sound quality is more than adequate, and where it falls down the electricity coming off of that stage in this performance makes up for a multitude of sins.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
To communicate with other civilizations, we require a method adequate not merely for interplanetary distances but for interstellar distances.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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