had enough
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We had enough money, and I thought she had earned some time for herself after years of raising children.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
But I've had enough of second-guessing myself and panicking I'm poisoning my child if I feed him chicken nuggets, so I've given my shopping list to a dietitian to analyse.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He said he had reason to believe that Harris’ own instincts might have led somewhere different in that election but that she never had enough control over her own campaign to follow them.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Even as a teenager, he bought up foreclosed properties, borrowing $50 from the pharmacist, then the liquor store owner, until he had enough to purchase a $500 lot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The beast, meanwhile, decided that it had had enough of just watching the two of them and proceeded to ease itself through the hole and slink through onto the floor.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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