inadequately

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But inadequately supervised markets can upend the economy, as the global financial crisis of 2007-09 demonstrated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Meta also "inadequately" identified the risks of children under 13 accessing the apps, and the potential for exposure to "age-inappropriate experiences".

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“The City cannot afford an additional $1.5 billion hit in 2028 because city officials inadequately protected taxpayers in 2025.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025

The Department of Health and Social Care said people's lives were being put at risk by "inadequately trained operators in the cosmetic sector" and the government was looking into new regulations.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Dr. Trefusis replied that there was no news but starvation— so many of the Loyalist citizens upon their ships having prepared inadequately for a stay offshore.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson