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What did Captain James Cook provide to ensure sailors would have adequate amounts of vitamin C?

adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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If you can afford to pay off the mortgage without leaving yourselves short of an adequate emergency reserve, I wouldn’t dismiss that choice completely just because it isn’t mathematically optimal on paper.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nurses say the safety measures are helpful but should be seen as one part of a tool kit, which also involves things like unit-specific safety plans and adequate staffing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

At the time of their call, temperatures hovered around 15 degrees, and the pair lacked adequate clothing, food or water to safely endure the night, according to the sheriff’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Several Russian activists in exile told the BBC that immigration officials had told them they faced "no danger" in Russia, and that officials often lacked an adequate understanding of the risks that activists face.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Darwin had advanced the boldest new theory in biology, Owen wrote, without adequate experimental proof to support it; rather than fruit, he had provided “intellectual husks.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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