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adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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“As Stanton residents call me, I hear the hardship and a lack of adequate resources,” Torres read from a prepared text.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

There “can be no assurance that the returns on our AI investments will be adequate to justify the capital deployed,” SpaceX said.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The company has been ordered to not state or imply that evidence gathered using its self-testing kits is admissible in court unless it holds adequate substantiation for those claims.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But only 13% of organizations think they have adequate AI agent governance in place, Gartner said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Ben found approximations of it but the shooters at the other end of the court were only adequate, not gifted.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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