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sufficiency

[suh-fish-uhn-see] / səˈfɪʃ ən si /
NOUN
adequacy
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And they noticed a cyclical spike in lower food sufficiency during the NFL season.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“Take your best crack at articulating what standards a court would apply when reviewing the sufficiency of the consultation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

Mr Justice Fowler ruled they provided "a sufficiency of evidence" to continue.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

As their leader, Dasch explained that his important business was to take care of "the correctness and sufficiency" of their forged identification papers.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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