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It had been hoped Bluebird would reach sufficient speed to allow it to "plane" - the point at which hydrodynamics enable the machine to skim across the surface of the lake.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The goal here is to generate sufficient safety and efficiency data to support a regulatory submission.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
“If this federal support starts to dry up, we’re going to soon discover whether the healthcare boom has legs sufficient to stand independently,” Fikri said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Yet this proved sufficient for them to secure as much as 67% of the seats.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
That meant a vigorous federal government with sufficient powers to coerce the citizenry to pay taxes and obey the laws.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Franklin Roosevelt, "Four Freedoms" (1941)
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