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adequate

[ad-i-kwit] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt /


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A federal judge this week ordered ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to provide “constitutionally adequate healthcare” to people detained in California’s newest and largest immigration detention center.

From Los Angeles Times

Without adequate child care options, working parents typically can’t give their all at work, and many times that leads to lower household incomes and diminished career opportunities, especially among mothers with young children.

From Barron's

The agency said in the letter that the application didn’t contain a trial that was “adequate and well-controlled.”

From Barron's

The two accidents, the company said, unfortunately illustrate that all driving, whether by humans alone or with technology, requires adequate time to perceive, classify, confirm and react to events.

From The Wall Street Journal

A jury last month found that a psychologist and surgeon had committed malpractice over a double mastectomy performed on a 16-year-old without adequate consent.

From The Wall Street Journal