adequate
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The court prosecutes individuals accused of the gravest atrocities and acts as a last resort when countries do not have adequate legal systems to ensure accountability.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 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
In its report, the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee said successive governments had "failed to reassure" the public they had taken "adequate measures to defend UK national security and economic resilience".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
For now, established strategies such as resistance exercise and adequate protein intake remain important for protecting muscle during weight reduction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The Department of Agriculture’s Yearbook for 1952, devoted entirely to insects, recognizes the fact that insects become resistant but says, “More applications or greater quantities of the insecticides are needed then for adequate control.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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