redundancy
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The supermarket chain said its proposal to take the "tough but necessary decision" to close more Morrisons Daily stores meant more staff would be at risk of redundancy and a consultation would start shortly.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The lignite miners are demanding the payment of outstanding wages and redundancy pay from their employer, Doruk Mining.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
While several different codons can code for the same amino acid, this has often been viewed as simple redundancy in the genetic system.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
A minor redundancy loss in one of the helium systems was mentioned at an early press conference and quietly resolved.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The first redundancy, the reason is because, is widely disliked, because the word reason already implies that we are dealing with an explanation, and we don’t need a because to remind us.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing redundancy
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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