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Recent Examples of suffice
This language alone, however, would not suffice for a deal.
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
But unlike the post-Enron era when adding one qualified financial expert sufficed, the AI revolution demands something far more radical: every director must become AI literate, or risk becoming a liability in the intelligence age.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Several roster holes to fill and if a long term option isn't ideal then a short term,stop gap move may suffice.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 18 June 2025
In a twenty-year-old with no relevant history, the same finding is likely benign—watchful waiting may suffice.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025
But unlike the post-Enron era when adding one qualified financial expert sufficed, the AI revolution demands something far more radical: every director must become AI literate, or risk becoming a liability in the intelligence age.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Several roster holes to fill and if a long term option isn't ideal then a short term,stop gap move may suffice.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 18 June 2025
In a twenty-year-old with no relevant history, the same finding is likely benign—watchful waiting may suffice.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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In complex or regulated environments, speed matters, but so does cross-functional orchestration that accounts for the nuances of the situation.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The agency was in great peril, as there was no one in headquarters who could push back on harmful things being done to NASA or get things done.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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When cooking or serving food outside, make sure to keep it covered to keep wasps out.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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In many ways, square dancing has served as a metaphor for the positivity community can bring, Neikirk said.—
Emma Hall
July 5,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
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“Suffice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffice. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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