adequate
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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
In November 2022, Tom Nicholson Jnr's father Thomas Nicholson – who led TN Trawlers – admitted failing to get adequate care for a Filipino crewman, Joel Quince.
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
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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