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sophistication

[suh-fis-ti-key-shuhn] / səˌfɪs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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However, the scale and sophistication of the passageway discovered under the Buy 4 Less was particularly notable, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

In the 2000s, subprime mortgages were extended to millions of Americans, many of them first-time homebuyers with limited financial sophistication and almost no financial cushion to weather real estate depreciation.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The problem, West argued, was not just the volume of fabricated content but its sophistication; the tools had become so advanced that even experts struggled to distinguish the fake from the real.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

There is “a generation of people whose path to upward mobility and sophistication lies in embracing this adversarial culture,” Mr. Salam says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

You might think that the sophistication of teachers who cheat would increase along with the level of schooling.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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