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reliable

[ri-lahy-uh-buhl] / rɪˈlaɪ ə bəl /


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Dr. Frank Sulloway, a psychology research associate at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that the younger-sibling effect is a modest but reliable and statistically significant trend.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The system, though more reliable than the average eyewitness, isn’t perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Inside the company he is credited with driving a push to make products more durable, reliable and resilient, and with design work that cut their carbon footprint.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

That limitation has prevented conventional Spirulina from serving as a reliable replacement for animal-sourced vitamin B12.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

They served as a passage between Montaigne’s world, a world of belief and misplaced conviction, and our world, the world of reliable and effective knowledge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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