inadequate
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The service had been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted in 2014 and it was not until 2022 that it was deemed to be "good".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Spanish Civil Guard inquiry will focus on whether poor maintenance or inadequate safety measures contributed to the fatal accident.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Bohm’s defense team repeatedly has argued that there is inadequate evidence to sustain murder charges against him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The FDA's own career scientists have published documents outlining concerns that even if peptides are trendy, evidence to support loosening restrictions is still inadequate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
In a patient who gets only one antibiotic or inadequate doses of several, or who doesn’t take his medicine as instructed, the drug-susceptible bacilli may die off but the drug-resistant mutants will flourish.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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