adequate
Example Sentences
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“And it’s absolutely required in our industry to have an adequate level of profit to be able to continue to invest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
In November 2022, Tom Nicholson Jnr's father Thomas Nicholson – who led TN Trawlers – admitted failing to get adequate care for a Filipino crewman, Joel Quince.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Instead, there’s nuance: U.S. commercial inventories may be adequate for now, but if the bulk of Middle Eastern oil supplies remains out of global reach for longer, then they could prove inadequate.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
"The old East Wing was not adequate to protect the safety and security of the president and others in the White House," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The Department of Agriculture’s Yearbook for 1952, devoted entirely to insects, recognizes the fact that insects become resistant but says, “More applications or greater quantities of the insecticides are needed then for adequate control.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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