availability
noun
avail·abil·i·ty
ə-ˌvā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural availabilities
1
: the quality or state of being available
trying to improve the availability of affordable housing
2
: an available person or thing
3
US
: a usually brief session in which a public figure (such as a politician) is made available to answer questions from members of the press
a press availability
The rigors of campaigning are amply demonstrated in marathon days of radio and television talk shows, media availabilities, sessions with newspaper editorial boards … and fund-raising events.—
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Hydro is a reliable source—essentially the biggest battery on his grid, because its power can be so easily stored for dispatch when needed—but when a drought causes its availability to drop, that almost certainly means that there’s been a lot of sun.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
Experts said there were several factors behind this rise in activity: more high-quality lots coming to auction, a growing collector base, and the shrinking availability of work by the Progressive Artists Group, a network of modernists that was active in post-Partition India.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2024
Light availability, water temperatures and historical bleaching could be at play, too.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
Senate Bill 1095 will create a work group to study the cost and availability of ankle monitors for people placed on home detention ahead of trial.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
Experts said there were several factors behind this rise in activity: more high-quality lots coming to auction, a growing collector base, and the shrinking availability of work by the Progressive Artists Group, a network of modernists that was active in post-Partition India.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2024
Light availability, water temperatures and historical bleaching could be at play, too.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
Senate Bill 1095 will create a work group to study the cost and availability of ankle monitors for people placed on home detention ahead of trial.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
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