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as in accuracy
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as in appropriateness
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Noun
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Certified by the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC), the movement exceeds industry standards for accuracy, with a daily rate variation of -2/+4 seconds.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025 -
The government has pressured universities, banks and other institutions in mainland China and Hong Kong to make sure that their economists do not question the accuracy of government statistics.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The director refused to commit to any one truth or mood, allowing for—and encouraging—myriad understandings.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The result is a powerful work of observation in which deep truths seem to arise almost by accident.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Recent reports about plan members not being able to find a provider in network and healthcare systems refusing to contract with Advantage plans have raised concerns about the adequacy of plan networks.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Why Having an Emergency Fund Is Non-Negotiable According to Bankrate’s 2024 Annual Emergency Savings Report, 59 percent of American adults are uncomfortable about the adequacy of their emergency savings.—
Nia Bowers,
Detroit Free Press,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Words cannot express how good my skin looked, oh my goodness.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
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Thank goodness the fight is at night or one of them might be put off by a glint of sunlight like receiver CeeDee Lamb.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the United States, most efforts focus on self sufficiency.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Dec. 2024
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But there is a difference between efficiency and sufficiency.—
Vijay Kolinjivadi,
TIME,
14 Dec. 2024
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