adequate
Example Sentences
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“And it’s absolutely required in our industry to have an adequate level of profit to be able to continue to invest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
At Hamilton Sheriff Court last week, the 38-year-old pled guilty to failing to provide adequate food, rest or training to five workers from Ghana while he was skipper of the Sea Lady vessel in 2017.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Larger groups can "compete with new players and maintain adequate levels of profitability in an increasingly integrated market", it added.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
A cardiothoracic surgeon, Briggs realized the newly activated law didn’t provide adequate protections for patients having medical complications.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Most scholars who came and went found it adequate to open one of them, then quietly close it behind himself, but not this man.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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