adequate
Example Sentences
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"I'm not saying that they are adequate guardrails, but there are more guardrails in effect," he said.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
"If the measures are adequate, then I don't think people here are worried," his partner Isabel agreed.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Soto alleges that under Patsy and Elsy, she was denied adequate time off to grieve after the sudden death of her brother, and was told to “report to work immediately.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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
The aim of this chapter is simply to reflect on whether traditional approaches to racial justice advocacy are adequate to the task at hand.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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