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adequately

[ad-i-kwit-lee] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt li /


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Sanchez's government and the Catholic Church in Spain signed an agreement in March to compensate victims after years of complaints that religious leaders had failed to tackle the issue adequately.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 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

That ground seems adequately covered in popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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

He subsequently published the story after deciding that Jefferson had failed to pay him adequately for his hatchet job on Adams.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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