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as in reliability
the ability to withstand force or stress without being distorted, dislodged, or damaged
the bridge was designed with such great stability that it supposedly will not collapse even under the harshest weather conditions
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as in consistency
the state of continuing without change
the stability of the regime is in jeopardy
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Arresting the slide toward conflict may seem impossible under the current Chinese leadership, but Beijing’s preoccupation with economic and political stability gives it a reason to explore ways to ease tensions.
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Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Legacy of human rights abuses Fujimori came to power amid a major economic crisis marked by hyperinflation and the rise of left-wing guerrillas who threatened the country’s political, social and economic stability.
—Ñusta Carranza Ko, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
The 48-year-old real estate investor, husband, and father of three left El Salvador in 1997, chasing the safety, stability, and opportunity that the US had to offer.
—David Culver, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Yaw has proposed a bill to send state money to modernize natural gas plants in an effort to shore up grid stability.
—Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Legacy of human rights abuses Fujimori came to power amid a major economic crisis marked by hyperinflation and the rise of left-wing guerrillas who threatened the country’s political, social and economic stability.
—Ñusta Carranza Ko, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
The 48-year-old real estate investor, husband, and father of three left El Salvador in 1997, chasing the safety, stability, and opportunity that the US had to offer.
—David Culver, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Yaw has proposed a bill to send state money to modernize natural gas plants in an effort to shore up grid stability.
—Anthony Hennen | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Stability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stability. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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