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suffice

[suh-fahys, -fahyz] / səˈfaɪs, -ˈfaɪz /


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An email, which they had until the end of the month to send, would suffice.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

"I can't go into the detail of what was in that brief but suffice it to say that we had to investigate how those processes had been executed," she said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

They just hoped he would bash enough home runs to make up for it—around 30 would suffice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A 2% or 3% growth rate might suffice for your food and shelter costs, but bank on medical costs going up by at least 5% a year.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

He had disappeared into the unknown; all he could do was repeat the name of the destination and hope that it would suffice to take him there.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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