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sufficiency

[suh-fish-uhn-see] / səˈfɪʃ ən si /
NOUN
adequacy
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After Ms. Cook gets due process, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, courts may “assess the validity and sufficiency of such charges.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

They also reported bigger drops in food sufficiency among adults ages 25 to 44, who tend to be higher-propensity sport bettors compared with other age groups.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

She said that decision had been made after the prosecution "reconsidered the sufficiency of the evidence" in relation to the charge.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

This dissent highlights genuine legal questions about the sufficiency of evidence and the interpretation of conspiracy laws in the Brazilian context.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2025

Instead of having fluctuating populations that periodically outran their resources and starved, they maintained smaller populations that enjoyed an abundance of food in good years and a sufficiency in bad years.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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