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

“There really is no sufficient reason for the Supreme Court to weigh in now.”

From Salon • Feb. 15, 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

That was sufficient reason for them to deny me those rights and freedoms without which life loses its significance and becomes a matter of little more than animal survival.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin