sufficiency
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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
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
"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
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
Vocabulary lists containing sufficiency
Skellig
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The Classical Period, c. 600 BCE to c. 600 CE
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2.1: Classical Empires in East Asia (Sources 1–8)
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