adequacy
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Yet another investigation into the adequacy of Tesla’s fix for a defect in a less-capable system known as Autopilot also continues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Fourth, adequacy: Yes, the plaintiffs and their lawyers can represent this class fairly.
From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025
The storm “highlighted a tipping point and demonstrated how close the region is to a resource adequacy crisis,” the Western Power Pool, a regionwide organization of utilities, wrote in its assessment of the event.
From Salon • May 14, 2025
His daughter, Eileen Burkert, made her comments ahead of a two-day hearing of the Infected Blood Inquiry, which has been reconvened to consider the "timeliness and adequacy" of the government response.
From BBC • May 6, 2025
He left me to my thoughts, which mainly concerned my own adequacy.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Power Suffix: -acy
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NewJack: Guarding Sing Sing
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