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as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
there's a redundancy of high-priced restaurants in the area
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as in dismissals
chiefly British
the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily
several dozen employees at the London office were lost to redundancy
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Recent Examples of redundancies
But investors aren't waiting around, picking up on potential redundancies and resulting frustrations and making moves on them.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Competing effectively means eliminating product redundancies, building premium proprietary models, connecting them to popular AI tools, and delivering enterprise utility while keeping costs low.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
The redundancies may also cause grid planners to overestimate demand.
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IEEE Spectrum,
24 June 2026
In some cases, clubs may decide to cut costs and redundancies can be a terrible consequence.
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Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
However, the indictment alleges the ship was using an incorrect fuel pump, which did not have redundancies.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Bhatt says this eliminates redundancies and will simplify design by letting the company start from scratch rather than try to fit into existing architectures.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The systems on the Dali were originally designed with reliable redundancies and automatic restart capabilities so the ship could quickly regain power after a blackout.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
Plus, the draft lottery could leave any of the lottery teams with potential redundancies on their roster.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Competing effectively means eliminating product redundancies, building premium proprietary models, connecting them to popular AI tools, and delivering enterprise utility while keeping costs low.
—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
The redundancies may also cause grid planners to overestimate demand.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
24 June 2026
In some cases, clubs may decide to cut costs and redundancies can be a terrible consequence.
—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
However, the indictment alleges the ship was using an incorrect fuel pump, which did not have redundancies.
—
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Bhatt says this eliminates redundancies and will simplify design by letting the company start from scratch rather than try to fit into existing architectures.
—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
The systems on the Dali were originally designed with reliable redundancies and automatic restart capabilities so the ship could quickly regain power after a blackout.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
Plus, the draft lottery could leave any of the lottery teams with potential redundancies on their roster.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redundancies
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And while average state surpluses over the past decade have surpassed that number many times over, Connecticut’s budget is subject to a spending cap that ties its own growth to household income and inflation.
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As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply.
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That led to a number of dismissals, including coach Massimiliano Allegri.
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What is particularly concerning about these firings is the effect the dismissals will have on the officer ranks.
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Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.
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And some creators, like Yeezy, see their right to print guns as an essential bulwark against the darkest excesses of America’s current government.
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Francisco Lindor had been through managerial firings before with the New York Mets.
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What is particularly concerning about these firings is the effect the dismissals will have on the officer ranks.
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Some samples from Jilin showed particularly high abundances of heavy rare earth elements compared to neighboring regions.
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The ratio is also an important one because abundances of deuterium and hydrogen throughout the universe are thought to have been set during the Big Bang itself.
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The June jobs report comes out a day earlier due to the July 4 holiday and the weekly unemployment benefits report, which acts as a proxy for layoffs, is also scheduled for release.
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While no layoffs were proposed, the city froze hiring for several positions, including animal control officer, code enforcement officer, and senior civil engineer.
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“Redundancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redundancies. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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