adequate

Example Sentences

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“We are advocating for more appropriate funding to ensure adequate access as well as the stability and sustainability of a program relied on by more than half of the seniors in this country.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"They didn't give my aunt adequate pain relief at the end of her life," Jacqueline said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The government’s August 2025 memo at the center of the legal battle directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to get more information from colleges to “provide adequate transparency into admissions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Nonetheless, after the beating stocks have taken, suddenly 7000 on the S&P 500 sounds aspirational rather than merely adequate.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

If adequate precautions are not taken, the spaceship and its passengers will be fried by these induced cosmic rays.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan