adequate
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Each solution addresses part of the problem, but none is adequate on its own.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
"Had the agencies involved in this episode had a remotely adequate understanding of AR's risk history, AR would have been arrested on this occasion," the report said.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He reasoned that the FDA didn’t have adequate data about adverse events or the safety of telehealth when writing the current rules on mifepristone.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
Federal prosecutors lacked adequate resources and staffing, while tribal courts were capped at three-year sentences, creating loopholes that the worst criminals could exploit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
As if the trees weren’t an adequate barrier, a metal fence surrounds the approach, decorated with rolls of barbed wire.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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