adequate
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A Texas summer camp where 27 girls died in a flood last July hasn't met adequate safety standards for an operating license this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
All results came back negative but early assessments indicated the birds had not received adequate care, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
In effect, the leadership of the revolutionary generation lacked a vocabulary adequate to describe the politics they were inventing.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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