adequate

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About one-third of students screened are unable to read the eye chart, but very few of those kids have adequate glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, Kebede said "we all support" a desire for more inclusion, but "there is just not the adequate funding or staffing levels to meet that aspiration".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Further analysis showed that their brown fat lacked proper nerve structure and an adequate network of blood vessels.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday issued a temporary emergency waiver to allow countrywide sales of higher-ethanol fuel in the summer, Administrator Lee Zeldin said, easing smog controls amid government concerns about adequate supply.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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