adequate
Example Sentences
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Officials will not prevent players from visiting the touchline as an injury is treated but it is hoped the prospect of playing with 10 players for a minute will act as an adequate disincentive.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It presumes states already have adequate initial-attack capacity of their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"The commercial market has grown faster than the clinical evidence base," the paper read, and "the absence of adequate clinical evidence for use in humans is an alarming safety concern."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The U.S. wants to restrict China’s rise in strategic semiconductors, while global companies still need adequate supply at reasonable cost.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 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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