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continuity

[kon-tn-oo-i-tee, -tn-yoo] / ˌkɒn tnˈu ɪ ti, -tnˈju /


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"Our findings suggest that repeated use of Hinoki root essential oil at home may support sleep initiation, sleep continuity, and feeling refreshed in the morning."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Both are moving on, heading outside our field of vision; soon they’ll be gone, symbolizing the continuity of space and time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

One advantage of naming an entity like a professional trust company in this role is continuity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Tata Group stocks first soared and then crashed as the tensions mounted, reflecting hope and uncertainty about leadership and business continuity amid several high-stakes but loss-making bets by Chandrasekharan in sectors like semiconductors and airlines.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The society of Gethen, in its daily functioning and in its continuity, is without sex.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The museum has deconstructed the traditional, boxy narrative of art history and rendered the story itself a matter of curves and continuities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

But by bringing his archaeological focus to bear on the question, Mr. Blair unearths some puzzling continuities and raises the stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

There's an understandable but in some ways obsessive focus on very small changes that have occurred over the past several decades, and that tends to obscure the longer-term continuities.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023

And in terms of immigration policy in general, there are unfortunately far more continuities between the different administrations than we like to think.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023

Empirically, then, active bonds or continuities of all kinds, together with static discontinuities, characterize existence.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode




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