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The phrase "a good enough explanation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when assessing whether an explanation meets a certain standard of clarity or sufficiency.
Example: "While the theory was complex, the professor provided a good enough explanation for us to grasp the main concepts."
Alternatives: "satisfactory explanation" or "adequate explanation".
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Sexism is probably a good enough explanation for inequities in the market.
When it comes to girls and boys being lazily pigeonholed, "just because" is not a good enough explanation.
"If she'd said that salary history wasn't a good enough explanation, they could have worked things out," Ms. Perlow said.
You could argue that hypocrites lack self-discipline, which we think of as a moral failing – but that hardly seems a good enough explanation.
But since being few in number has not prevented Jews from eventually becoming the most popular religious group in the nation, this is not a good enough explanation on its own.
For local politicians to directly blame the island's $72bn "unpayable" – and yet coming-due – debt solely on US economic policy is not a good enough explanation: every colonial master needs an accomplice, and Puerto Rico's political class has served their masters well.
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We do, though, get good enough explanations as to why some people die and never return, and some do return, but as ghosts, and why Harry still lives with the Dursleys.
These aren't good enough explanations for many of OKCupid's users, and frankly, they're a bit dismissive as to why people chose OKC in the first place.
That's not a good enough law.
A Good Enough Malaria Vaccine?
"He's a good enough player".
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