sufficient reason
Britishnoun
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the principle that nothing happens by pure chance, but that an explanation must always be available
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the view that such an explanation is a reason for God to have chosen one alternative rather than another
Example Sentences
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For instance, 45% of newly homeless single adults are actually employed, but don’t have sufficient income or savings to get into an apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
She agreed technically with the suggestion for diversification, but she is still a fan of dividend investing, especially when the portfolio is large enough to generate sufficient income.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Companies would have to make sufficient income in the UK or Ireland to donate.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
A home equity loan or home equity line of credit might be options if the couple have good credit, sufficient income to make the payments and a cooperative lender.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025
A nation that would not allow my father sufficient income to feed his children was responsible for any breach of the law he might have committed.
From From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography by George Edwards M.P. O.B.E.
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