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redundancy

[ri-duhn-duhn-see] / rɪˈdʌn dən si /




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While several different codons can code for the same amino acid, this has often been viewed as simple redundancy in the genetic system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

The additional spend covers redundancy packages and other exit costs as increasingly powerful AI models allow the company to cut software jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Alexander Dennis said the proposal would safeguard about 200 skilled manufacturing and support jobs which were previously at risk of redundancy, but that 115 posts would be lost.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Firms large and small are shedding jobs, and there is a steady drumbeat of redundancy announcements in sectors ranging from automotive to factory equipment makers.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Which—to mention it—is redundancy too, like the breathing or the need of ammunition.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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