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the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
the sufficiency of the portions is such that you will leave the restaurant with a full stomach but without doggie bags
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Recent Examples of sufficiency
The explicit goals of the long term financial plan are revenue sufficiency and rate calculation.
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Then use the same maturity model to test less risky areas with a slower rate of investment where sufficiency is acceptable.
—Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In the United States, most efforts focus on self sufficiency.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
But there is a difference between efficiency and sufficiency.
—Vijay Kolinjivadi, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Then use the same maturity model to test less risky areas with a slower rate of investment where sufficiency is acceptable.
—Kevin Lynch, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
In the United States, most efforts focus on self sufficiency.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
But there is a difference between efficiency and sufficiency.
—Vijay Kolinjivadi, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficiency
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This transactional approach raises questions about its adequacy in addressing long-term security concerns for both the U.S. and its Gulf partners. 6.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Courts are asked to decide about adequacy or equity in funding, which is what state constitutions enshrine.—
Jeanne Allen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Good energy comes around, and putting goodness into their community is a way of looking out for your partner, too.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside Online,
8 May 2025
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But long gone are the days when Republicans and Democrats alike could rally behind one singular figure and beacon of goodness like Mister Rogers.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
2 May 2025
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“Sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficiency. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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