inadequate
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A succession of inadequate field generals—notably William Howe, John Burgoyne, Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis—round out the portrait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
But management reaction to the letter was "inadequate", its author told me recently.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
The cancellation could be for any reason: “bad weather, mechanical problem, inadequate staffing, scheduling snafus, etc.,” said Teresa Murray, consumer-watchdog director at the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
“The students were not achieving. There was red bleeding throughout the entire report,” she said, referring to the color of the indicators representing inadequate achievement levels.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
He remembered vividly seeing me, a peaked, shivering child walking past his house one freezing morning, my inadequate overcoat fastened across my little chest with horse-blanket pins.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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