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Noun
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Eighty-eight percent of executives say their employees have adequate tools; only 21% of workers agree — a 67-point gap on tool adequacy alone.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026 -
One of the big issues with AI is its voracious appetite for energy, which has led to concern about supply, the adequacy of electrical grids and higher electric costs for average households.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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But in reality, their usefulness extends far beyond de-fuzzing black pants.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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Aside from its sheer usefulness, moss is also bewitchingly beautiful.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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Decolonization and the expansion of international legal norms further reduced the acceptability of coercive naval diplomacy.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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There is the inevitable temptation to sacrifice virtue for convenience, to exchange our highest ideals for the false promise of expediency.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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But years of racial pandering had created a too-big tent, enlarged in the name of electoral expediency, that offered dark corners for despicable ideologies.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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The backlit keyboard has customizable RGB lighting, which gives a modern look but also adds convenience for gamers.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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But convenience often comes with a trade-off, and that trade-off is your data.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Chiles’ attorney disputed the applicability of studies to her form of counseling.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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And while mice are not humans, the biology the team has identified is highly conserved across animals, Naik explains, and this suggests the finding may have some applicability to humans.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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The family received numerous ransom notes since Nancy Guthrie was taken, and yet did not pay any ransom, which points to the police being unable to ascertain the validity of the notes or a lack of proof of life attached to them.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2026
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Officers will also look at the safety of the vehicle, use of seatbelts and the validity of the operator’s license.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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While this issue is perhaps most notable for studios and rights holders, streamers and asset managers who handle smaller, more consistent projects can also be affected by this ongoing need for relevance.—
Ernest Sturm,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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For crypto boosters, MSBT’s launch was yet more confirmation of crypto’s relevance to the financial sector.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Adequateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequateness. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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