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adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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He reasoned that the FDA didn’t have adequate data about adverse events or the safety of telehealth when writing the current rules on mifepristone.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

To explain, let’s begin by noting that it is surprisingly difficult to give an adequate definition of lying.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

For now, we are politically homeless, but whichever party can give us adequate shelter will gain a moral and political windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“We are advocating for more appropriate funding to ensure adequate access as well as the stability and sustainability of a program relied on by more than half of the seniors in this country.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Years after the end of the war, the shortage of adequate housing for the area’s Negro residents was still the reality.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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