sufficient reason

British  

noun

1. the principle that nothing happens by pure chance, but that an explanation must always be available

2. the view that such an explanation is a reason for God to have chosen one alternative rather than another

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Example Sentences

The ACM said it had also received reports of these allegations and "considers this sufficient reason to launch a formal investigation into possible violations of the rules by Roblox."

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

But it’s hard to sustain interest when a drama hasn’t given us sufficient reason to care about the characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

It analysed the cancer risk as well as other issues such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, but found "no sufficient reason" to alter the advice it has had since 1981.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

This time, DOH cited Fairfax for trying to involuntarily commit Jason without sufficient reason, a violation that “can cause patient harm and trauma.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022

There just wasn’t sufficient reason to invent, for example, the telescope when you had an astronomical theory which, with extraordinary mathematics, could fit the appearances.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro