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 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
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
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