flexible
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Eldridge from 1976, in which the Supreme Court stated that due process is flexible depending on the extent of the liberty or property interest at stake.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
He added that Barclays is "trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist" in making its working-from-home rules less flexible.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Foreign journalists have been subject to a similarly flexible standard that allows them to remain in the country on an open-ended basis, provided that they continue working for the same employer.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Space and time are part of a flexible structure called spacetime, which can bend and change in response to mass and energy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Robbie nodded his head—a small parallelepiped with rounded edges and corners attached to a similar but much larger parallelepiped that served as torso by means of a short, flexible stalk—and obediently faced the tree.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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