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adequately

[ad-i-kwit-lee] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt li /


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Property owners say the city has failed to adequately provide services to keep the area clean and their employees safe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Nor does data dependence adequately acknowledge the extent to which the Fed itself shapes economic behavior through interest-rate policy and the management of its balance sheet.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

And it remains unclear whether their economic policies can coexist with a free market or be adequately funded without ballooning budget deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Markets have no way to adequately price the full impact of the crisis “since its extent and duration are unknowable,” analysts at Piper Sandler said in a recent note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"That isn't the problem, my boy. You just aren't prepared for work under our industrial conditions. Later, perhaps, but not now. And remember, you'll be adequately compensated for your experience."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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