adequate
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Ofcom launched a programme last year to ensure the biggest social media companies have adequate systems in place to deal with illegal material shared on their platforms.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Gartner predicts the average Fortune 500 enterprise will run over 150,000 AI agents in two years, but only 13% have adequate governance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Researchers were able to pull adequate data from 35 states to compare reading scores, with California ranking 29th in academic growth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The ICO's investigation found South Staffordshire failed to bring in adequate security controls under UK data protection law, which allowed the hackers to get administrator access.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
“Because you police departments can’t do an adequate job in the simple matter of detecting the minuscule number of Nexus-6s who balk—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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