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Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said last week that the verification arrangements appeared to be adequate.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

There must be "adequate regulation also beyond the banking perimeter", to ensure they can absorb the risks they take, Maechler said.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

There “can be no assurance that the returns on our AI investments will be adequate to justify the capital deployed,” SpaceX said.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

Because Tregs can educate immune cells to maintain immune tolerance, it is possible that one treatment will be adequate, but further research is needed to understand the long-term effects.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

Gentle to the clumsy, girl-voiced boys whom he trained to be average, to be adequate, as he hit the soft fungoes to the outfield green.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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