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regularity

[reg-yuh-lair-i-tee, reg-yoo-] / ˌrɛg jəˈlɛər ɪ ti, ˌrɛg ju- /


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The presumption of regularity creates a high bar for those suing the government or defending themselves against it in criminal cases.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Far from abusing the courts with frivolous appeals, the exonerees we interviewed described being thwarted at every attempt due to appellate and postconviction processes that prioritize procedural regularity over the substance of their innocence claims.

From Slate May 29, 2026

As the series progresses, however, people begin popping through portals with a “next stop” commuter-like regularity.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

"Our findings suggest that the regularity of bedtime, in particular, may be important for heart health. It reflects the rhythms of everyday life -- and how much they fluctuate," Nauha says.

From Science Daily May 5, 2026

And I knew that they did this with great regularity, as though moved by some unseen cosmic clock.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The study’s authors also found regularities in the type of stocks in which predictable and unpredictable funds invest.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

All those statistical regularities unable to fully replicate the human brain’s ability to connect and make meaning out of disparate ideas and experiences.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 2023

Large language models are, like people, great at learning regularities in language, and they use this trick to generate human-like text.

From Slate Dec. 7, 2022

But while the laws of science are meant to accurately describe observed regularities in the natural world, laws of logic can be thought of as rules of thought.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

To talk about those regularities that appear in the natural world as ‘laws’ is to speak metaphorically: this was as obvious in the first century and the seventeenth as it is now.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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