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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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Recent Examples of stability
If even 10% of funds invested in Mag 7 rebalance toward Microsoft, that’s hundreds of billions in buying pressure
With earnings stability and balance sheet strength, Microsoft is the natural safe-haven.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Beijing and Hong Kong governments insist the law is necessary for the city’s stability.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In their first three months in power, the government’s security forces in Tartus Province had largely made good on their promises to maintain stability.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
While some uncertainty remains about the stability of some positions, multiple park advocates and experts have told USA TODAY one thing is clear: the National Park Service was already understaffed before all this.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The Beijing and Hong Kong governments insist the law is necessary for the city’s stability.
—Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
In their first three months in power, the government’s security forces in Tartus Province had largely made good on their promises to maintain stability.
—Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
While some uncertainty remains about the stability of some positions, multiple park advocates and experts have told USA TODAY one thing is clear: the National Park Service was already understaffed before all this.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stability
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Overall, achieving cost-effective mass production while maintaining reliability remains a challenge.—
Anton Alikov,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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As consumers and businesses keep pushing the limits of speed, functionality, and reliability, society demands innovation — and fast.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Harvard must immediately reform its student discipline policies and procedures so as to swiftly and transparently enforce its existing disciplinary policies with consistency and impartiality, and without double standards based on identity or ideology.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Why Consumers Stay Faithful, Even When the Boardroom Turns There’s a thread of consistency that runs through the chaos.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The organization will have to rely on the overall strength of its 40-man roster and rework the bullpen on the fly.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Stability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stability. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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