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What did Captain James Cook provide to ensure sailors would have adequate amounts of vitamin C?

adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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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

High stock valuations and low unemployment, meanwhile, have bolstered spending among richer households while allowing Americans of more modest means to spend at levels adequate to undergird a six-year-old expansion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 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 aim of this chapter is simply to reflect on whether traditional approaches to racial justice advocacy are adequate to the task at hand.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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