adequate
Example Sentences
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Gulf Coast due to a lack of adequate storage capacity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
That creates particular risks for family members, caregivers, and health workers, especially when patients are being treated in hospitals without adequate infection control.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The lack of adequate explanation does seem to be a sin of omission by “The Battle to Breathe,” especially given the narrative that leads us to the development of Trikafta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
This would not mean "halting model training or technical progress, but ensuring companies take adequate time to align and safeguard their models, and for third party evaluators to confirm this".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
He was almost always hungry, but that skillful hunter the cat kept him provided with food which, while scarcely ever satisfying, was adequate by his new standard of living.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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