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“We doubt that there is sufficient bipartisan support to pass the legislation through the full Senate,” wrote Stifel Chief Washington Policy Strategist Brian Gardner in a research note this week.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Today, many factories are vacant—victims of China’s property market meltdown and the country’s failure to find sufficient replacements for growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Sarah said that Lily's Austrian passport states she was born in Britain, and that she also offered to show her birth certificate as proof - but was told this wouldn't be sufficient.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The piece argues that Pratt showed sufficient composure and charm while displaying deference to moderators and occasionally yielding speaking time to Bass, though the article notes he occasionally lapsed into mockery and made unsubstantiated characterizations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

And then—because it could not extend home loans fast enough to create a sufficient number of lower-rated bonds—it used credit default swaps to replicate the very worst of the existing bonds, many times over.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis