adequate

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A Texas summer camp where 27 girls died in a flood last July has been informed by state authorities that it hasn’t met adequate safety standards to be granted an operating license for this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Among the issues they reported were staffing shortages that left police recruits without adequate firearms training, and unsafe training protocols and working conditions, according to the lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

When people can’t afford a visit to a primary-care doctor or they lack adequate health insurance, they end up in emergency rooms.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

He said the government had ensured that vulnerable customer registers were being maintained with energy suppliers and arrangements were in place that were adequate for those customers.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The aim of this chapter is simply to reflect on whether traditional approaches to racial justice advocacy are adequate to the task at hand.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander