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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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 not everyone sees the brothers’ work in prison as sufficient reason for them to be released.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 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
The court said there was no sufficient reason to keep the pastor in custody.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023
The measure of his past triumphs was sufficient reason in itself to act differently; only a genius of his stature could play like a ten-year-old boy and still get the right answer.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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