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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

The goal, Sherin said, must be adequate resources for housing and help, along with creating safe living environments that offer what he calls the three Ps — people, place and purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

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

However, “pain perception is very idiosyncratic,” Goldstein said, and what works at reducing pain for one woman might not be adequate for another.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

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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