adequate
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In September, Zuckerberg was one of six American tech executives to sign what President Donald Trump described as a "morally binding" commitment to build adequate safeguards around ever more advanced AI models.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
It requires adequate staffing, good managers, training, compensation and enough breathing room for employees to exercise judgment.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
It added that there is a "pressing need for increased and more equitable access to adequate mental health services".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
During frigid weather, gas plants without adequate supply turn to burning oil, which is expensive and not exactly clean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, the small quantities of SO2, CO and HC1, all of which have been detected in the Venus atmosphere, seem adequate for this purpose.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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