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sufficient

[suh-fish-uhnt] / səˈfɪʃ ənt /


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Reaching that goal may require another improvement: using a tightly focused electron beam rather than the defocused beam currently needed to produce sufficient contrast without the laser phase plate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Instead, my professor’s teaching assistants, who were doctoral students, said I had a bug in my program and they had failed to establish sufficient guardrails to prevent it from causing harm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Gentlemen,” he said, “you are piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights, for there is not sufficient water to supply the land.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In the capital, only 40 percent of schools have shelters with sufficient capacity for all pupils, city hall told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

If only they gave him sufficient time to make ready, he knew he could defeat pain.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman


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