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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

Instead, there’s nuance: U.S. commercial inventories may be adequate for now, but if the bulk of Middle Eastern oil supplies remains out of global reach for longer, then they could prove inadequate.

From MarketWatch Jun. 6, 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

In Huntington Park on Friday, Henry Lozano said that $10,000 didn’t seem to be adequate compensation for what Maldonado went through.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 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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