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Tumbling oil prices may not be enough to prevent the Federal Reserve from hiking interest rates this year.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Without active efforts to lower players’ core temperatures, pausing game play may not be enough to effectively stave off heat injury, he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

"While I know words can never be enough, I believe an apology is necessary to recognize the harm and irreversible loss your community has suffered," Altman wrote.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

Or will her aura, the sheer sense of simply just being Serena Williams, be enough to carry her through the opening round at least?

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

He figured that if all these monsters breathed on him at once, their combined noxious cloud would be enough to melt him into a puddle.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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