adequate
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The shooting incident at the Washington Hilton has prompted concerns about whether the Secret Service provided adequate protection.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
A Texas summer camp where 27 girls died in a flood last July has been informed by state authorities that it hasn’t met adequate safety standards to be granted an operating license for 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
Darwin had advanced the boldest new theory in biology, Owen wrote, without adequate experimental proof to support it; rather than fruit, he had provided “intellectual husks.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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