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sufficiency

[suh-fish-uhn-see] / səˈfɪʃ ən si /
NOUN
adequacy
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As for threats, when you resort to them, you’re revealing you are uncertain of the sufficiency of your power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In his ruling at the Court of Session, Lord Sandison said a "reasonable person" could not have believed the letter gave "any assurance as to the legislative sufficiency of the scheme".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

"I'm a sleep physiologist who understands the health benefits of sleep, but the strength of the association between sleep sufficiency and life expectancy was remarkable to me."

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

For many, the individualism and accumulation of the container kitchen is aspirational, a way of demonstrating plenitude and sufficiency regardless of your actual class position or relation to labor and ownership.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

Mom nodded at all our preparations; she’d always appreciated self- sufficiency.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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