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adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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“The circularity of the AI ecosystem further complicates adequate analysis.”

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Chief financial officer Wendell Huang reassured investors and customers that supplies of chipmaking materials such as hydrogen and helium are secure at present, with adequate inventories and multiple supply sources.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

It concluded that the footballer "would have had a better chance of survival" with adequate treatment in an appropriate medical facility.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

After they get to college, it’s often too late for many of them who lack adequate backgrounds in algebra and analytic geometry.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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