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For some children, receiving another application of SDF every few months could be sufficient to keep a cavity under control until the affected baby tooth naturally falls out.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

However, questions remain about whether the scale of accommodation currently identified will be sufficient.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

But even if Strait of Hormuz traffic doesn’t recover past 30% to 50% of prewar levels, “the flow of oil is likely to be sufficient to meet demand,” they said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Lawmakers acknowledge the coming crisis—but a panel of experts won’t be sufficient to resolve it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Fearful that such measures might not be sufficient to protect their interests, the planter class took an additional precautionary step, a step that would later come to be known as a “racial bribe.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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