adequate
Example Sentences
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Ofcom launched a programme last year to ensure the biggest social media companies have adequate systems in place to deal with illegal material shared on their platforms.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Valvoline holds adequate supply for now and the lower end of its outlook accounts for possible supply shortages, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Researchers were able to pull adequate data from 35 states to compare reading scores, with California ranking 29th in academic growth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
"Healthy aging probably is best pursued through adequate amounts of both aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activities. When we no longer can get out of the chair and move around, we are in trouble."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Suddenly Adam thought of his stepmother—as unloved as the farm, adequate, clean in her way, but no more wife than the farm was a home.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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