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adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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The penalty comes just three days after his son, Tom Jr, pled guilty to failing to provide adequate food and rest to five Ghanaian fishermen 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

Instead, there’s nuance: U.S. commercial inventories may be adequate for now, but if the bulk of Middle Eastern oil supplies remains out of global reach for longer, then they could prove inadequate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

For people who already have adequate nutrition, many supplements offer little or no measurable benefit.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

They had been adequate enough as long as we were behind locked doors; here they seemed at a loss.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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