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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

After a series of equipment failures last year, the FAA shored up the feed with better bandwidth and redundancy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He's facing redundancy from his job at a global cosmetics firm, and the ability to draw down a small amount - effectively a withdrawal from his future state pension - might tide him through.

From BBC Jun. 30, 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

The first redundancy, the reason is because, is widely disliked, because the word reason already implies that we are dealing with an explanation, and we don’t need a because to remind us.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

The BBC will axe some programming and may impose compulsory redundancies to deliver hundreds of millions of pounds of previously announced savings, its new Director-General Matt Brittin told staff Wednesday.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 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

Iran has been hit by a massive wave of redundancies, both directly and indirectly as a result of the conflict with the US and Israel.

From BBC Apr. 21, 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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