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redundancy

[ri-duhn-duhn-see] / rɪˈdʌn dən si /




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The final effect of the sale of TSB to Banco Santander, a loss on the sale of an equity stake and another redundancy package in Spain all influenced Sabadell’s results, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

So now, in a move of epic and time-wasting redundancy, Disney has remade the movie in lockstep with that ubiquitous original.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The majority acknowledges that its reading creates some overlap in the statute but concludes that a modest amount of redundancy is preferable to giving words an unnatural meaning.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

"Reductions of this scale inevitably mean some compulsory redundancies, though we will work hard to avoid this wherever we can," Brittin said, noting a growing number of voluntary redundancy windows were opening.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

This way, Mum'd told Aunt Alice on the phone, they don't have to pay Dad a penny in redundancy money.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Everllence’s German sites will be retained under the new structure until at least the end of 2030 and compulsory redundancies will be ruled out during this period.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

"Reductions of this scale inevitably mean some compulsory redundancies, though we will work hard to avoid this wherever we can," Brittin said, noting a growing number of voluntary redundancy windows were opening.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Despite already cutting about 675 jobs through voluntary redundancies, the university said it still needed to make annual savings of about £20m - mostly from staff costs.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

“With redundancies and safeguards we have in place, we don’t anticipate any impact to the reliability of our products.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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