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
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
"Parens patriae" or "father of the people" powers, existed "to secure a child's protection and safety from serious harm where there is no adequate mechanism available", they said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
They, he maintains, do not have an adequate conception of an omnipotent god.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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