adequateness

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Noun
  • Employers should also remain mindful that, in the absence of a prescribed form, the adequacy of any notice may ultimately be evaluated in the context of enforcement activity or complaints.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • More than half of the regions NERC studied could face resource-adequacy problems in that window, a worsening outlook that the group partly attributes to data centers.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Even so, the way that feedback is gathered can make all the difference in terms of its honesty, usefulness and impact.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Each piece of vintage clothing carries some mix of memory, usefulness and resale value, and telling those apart is the hard part.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
    Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • People who feel othered often describe exhaustion from performing acceptability.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • But, again, is acting out of expediency and the desire to streamline a conclusive end the same as delivering a final season representing the best of The Bear?
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • These first citations demonstrate how the idea of a United States of America enlarged itself gradually out of practical expediencies.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • To release it, simply pull it apart, combining the convenience of magnetic attachment with the confidence of a physical locking mechanism.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • Homeowners prioritizing speed and convenience West Shore Home is a full-service window installation company that can often complete installations in just one day.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Set that against Microsoft's research mapping AI applicability across occupations, which scores knowledge and information work highest and physical labor lowest, and an unnerving pattern surfaces.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Still, the study's large sample size -- more than 11,000 participants -- and diverse participant population may help strengthen the findings and their applicability across different groups.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Universities are built to think carefully about consequences, to weigh ethics, validity, unintended effects and long-term implications.
    Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Maybe there's validity to the idea that every loss doesn't need to be a lesson.
    Callie Fin, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Four years after the Juan Soto trade, the two former Padres draftees have helped Washington return to relevance.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 4 July 2026
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    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
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“Adequateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequateness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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