adequate
Example Sentences
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Initially 17 players were granted deals, allowing them to train and play full-time, and get adequate rest time, without the pressure of balancing football around alternative full-time employment.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
“The circularity of the AI ecosystem further complicates adequate analysis.”
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Without adequate financial means or the support of public programs, some older adults go without any care at all.
From MarketWatch • 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
“Because you police departments can’t do an adequate job in the simple matter of detecting the minuscule number of Nexus-6s who balk—”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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