Example Sentences

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Meta also "inadequately" identified the risks of children under 13 accessing the apps, and the potential for exposure to "age-inappropriate experiences".

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

America’s nonprofits have a privileged status because they offer ideas and services that the for-profit sector inadequately supports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

It’s also inadequately resourced, thanks to a management that refuses to pay nurses and living wage and, instead, sends its top representative to pester Robby about raising satisfaction scores.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

Planned job cuts at Cardiff University have led to a "total health and safety crisis" with staff feeling their wellbeing has been inadequately considered, a union says.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

Farmer suspected the root cause of this growing problem stemmed from decades back—long before Peru adopted the model WHO program in 1991—when drug-resistant strains were spawned by inadequately financed and unsupervised treatment.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French