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sophistication

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


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In other words, retail investors lack the size and sophistication of institutional investors and are likely to trade more frequently, chasing the next big trends without paying close attention to valuations.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

Armenia has some legal tools to counter these threats, he said, but like many countries "they are not yet fully adapted to the scale and sophistication of the threat".

From BBC • May 3, 2026

I made a quick inspection of their displays and was relieved to find that none of them approached the sophistication of the BCMA’s designs.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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