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adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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Anandkumar said the facility “does not appear to have adequate staffing, stable on-site management, sufficient clinical and operational oversight, or an effective quality assurance process to identify and promptly address care-related problems.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Local officials had issued the documents based on this information, raising questions about whether they failed to conduct adequate checks.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"The commercial market has grown faster than the clinical evidence base," the paper read, and "the absence of adequate clinical evidence for use in humans is an alarming safety concern."

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“The U.S. wants to restrict China’s rise in strategic semiconductors, while global companies still need adequate supply at reasonable cost.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Is children’s creativity given adequate importance in the curriculum?

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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