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Results that misfire in the same direction suggest that adjustments to sampling methodologies were inadequate or ineffective for pollsters in seeking to reach Trump backers of all stripes.

And when Gen Z and Millennials — who spend so much of their time on these platforms — are bombarded with these highlight reels, it’s easy for them to feel inadequate and anxious about their finances.

"This has profound implications for retirement planning, as it is likely to mean that savers may end up using already inadequate pension pots to clear a mortgage balance."

If the quarterback was “incredible,” how inadequate did the rest of the offense have to be for it to be shut down like that?

The report concluded the FCA was "incompetent at best, dishonest at worst", that its actions were "slow and inadequate" and that its leaders were "opaque and unaccountable".