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flexibility

[flek-suh-bil-i-tee] / ˌflɛk səˈbɪl ɪ ti /


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The union also wants a reduction in the standard working week, from 40 to 35 hours, and higher pay for out-of-hours work, alongside changes to pensions, including greater flexibility over when they can be taken.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

“The next phase of the energy transition requires high-performing networks, greater flexibility in the energy system and even more intelligent solutions for customers,” said Chief Financial Officer Nadia Jakobi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Huang has said that this system gives his company the flexibility to react to rapid changes in technology and remain agile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Schools are still encouraged to restrict the use of phones during the school day, but heads have flexibility over how to implement their own rules.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

“You have a lot of nerve criticizing my lack of ambition when my flexibility is the only reason the kids have rides to their activities and dinner on their plates every night,” she hissed.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Local government minister Alison McGovern said the government had only agreed to "small additional flexibilities" in the seven areas to ease financial pressure.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

“Without congressional action to reinstate telemedicine flexibilities, both beneficiaries and providers will continue to face disruptions in access to care, loss of critical services and wasted investments in telehealth infrastructure.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 24, 2026

But in 2026, those flexibilities will vanish unless Congress acts.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025

LNG exporters are already lobbying hard for waivers or other flexibilities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

A man might use all the words, of all the languages in all their flexibilities and never tell the whole truth of his own craft.

From Son of Power by Will Levington Comfort


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