be adequate
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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
Because Tregs can educate immune cells to maintain immune tolerance, it is possible that one treatment will be adequate, but further research is needed to understand the long-term effects.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
But I think the penalties here ought to be very rigorous and the enforcement resources ought to be adequate so that this oversight entity can not only review effectively but also enforce.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2023
In Huntington Park on Friday, Henry Lozano said that $10,000 didn’t seem to be adequate compensation for what Maldonado went through.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2023
“Not too short, not too long. Our longevity will be adequate, not cut off too soon, not so long we become a burden.”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
