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worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence we never had reason to question the reliability of the park rangers in the event of an emergency

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Recent Examples of reliability The government recently disbanded two outside advisory committees that used to consult on the numbers, offering suggestions on ways to improve the reliability of the government data. Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025 This does not impact the reliability of our A220 fleet. Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025 The introduction of modern signal systems, and the replacement of 1,500 subway cars, and 500 LIRR and Metro-North cars will improve service and greatly improve reliability. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025 From being a model of consistency to a model of reliability in his career, his stat of only having seven holding penalties called in 11,784 offensive snaps could stand alone among the most mind-boggling achievements in the history of NFL offensive line play. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reliability

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“Reliability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliability. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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