inadequate
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Park advocates have long argued that the existing city allocation is inadequate, leaving neighborhoods with decaying recreation centers, deteriorating swimming pools and filthy park bathrooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In any other discipline—from civil engineering to pharmaceuticals—courts and regulators treat a system failure as evidence of bad product design and inadequate safety testing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The continued deaths show the initial emergency campaign was inadequate, public health expert Dr Mushtuq Husain told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
That leaves 10% for savings, miscellaneous expenses and all discretionary spending, which is inadequate if the family wants to work toward financial independence.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The problem was that the ocean was big, Bermuda small, and the navigational tools for dealing with this disparity hopelessly inadequate.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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