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redundancy

[ri-duhn-duhn-see] / rɪˈdʌn dən si /




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The party had a cash surplus of £509,903, a huge rise from a near £400,000 deficit the previous year following a redundancy push in 2024.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The redundancy program is expected to meaningfully reduce BMW's costs by 2028, the source said, with the bulk of departures coming next year.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Premium carmaker BMW is to offer almost half its German staff voluntary redundancy in a bid to cut 8,000 jobs by the end of 2027, a company source told AFP Wednesday.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

After a series of equipment failures last year, the FAA shored up the feed with better bandwidth and redundancy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

This way, Mum'd told Aunt Alice on the phone, they don't have to pay Dad a penny in redundancy money.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Plant officials maintain that Diablo is safe and subject to constant seismic studies and layers of redundancies to prevent a nuclear meltdown.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

He said universities taking on more students meant less popular courses, such as modern languages, could be kept running, keeping staff redundancies at bay.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The changes have led to 30 job losses and a one-day strike but in the end there were no compulsory redundancies.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Safeguards for Everllence's five German sites have been agreed as part of the deal, with compulsory redundancies ruled out until the end of 2030, VW said.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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