adequately
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Thankfully, the U.S. acquitted itself adequately, reaching the first knockout round, when the team was promptly clipped—on July 4, no less—by the eventual winner, Brazil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"The department was not satisfied that the potential impacts and risks of the project could be adequately assessed or managed," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Canavan said failure to adequately handle the problem of homelessness will have knock-on impacts for health and social care.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The technology sector has long harvested talent from a pipeline it does not adequately fund, then wondered why the pipeline runs short.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“Grant me a little peace. Isn’t it enough that I am harried all day long at work? I thought that I had adequately described to you the horrors which I must face daily.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing adequately
The Giver
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