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as in credibility
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as in applicability
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Recent Examples of validity
After that, the Vatican must accept the validity of a second miracle attributed to the person’s intercession for them to be declared a saint.
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court reaffirmed the validity of using habeas corpus in many efforts to suspend or limit the writ in cases stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Hochman and his prosecutors have argued that Gascón’s analysis of the case was paper-thin, questioned the validity of their self-defense claims and repeatedly insisted the brothers had lied about the circumstances of the shooting.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Veith questioned the validity of expecting an employee to work part time rather than use sick time.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
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Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The Supreme Court reaffirmed the validity of using habeas corpus in many efforts to suspend or limit the writ in cases stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Hochman and his prosecutors have argued that Gascón’s analysis of the case was paper-thin, questioned the validity of their self-defense claims and repeatedly insisted the brothers had lied about the circumstances of the shooting.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Veith questioned the validity of expecting an employee to work part time rather than use sick time.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for validity
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These stats show that there’s a growing credibility crisis for AI and organizations, more than ever before, must build and deploy AI tools in ways that preserve trust and bolster their credibility, not erode it.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The congresswoman also blasted the poll’s credibility.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2025
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The cultural relevance of games means that these opportunities are multiplying.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
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The concept took off quite quickly, boosted by the timely relevance of Covid in 2020.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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But a decade later, there's something fascinating about some of its AI musings and predictions that propel it into relevancy, just like beloved classics from the 1980s like RoboCop.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The two young stars for the team have had flashes, but there has not been enough consistency to push them into offensive relevancy.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Celtics’ greatest strength and greatest flaw is their persistence.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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In the first half of the 20th century, even as labor unions gained strength elsewhere, there was a fear of giving federal workers too much say over how the nation's laws were carried out.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
11 May 2025
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In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.—
Danny Ventura,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal. 32.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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If the case is appealed to a circuit court of appeals, that could broaden the impact because circuits span multiple states.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Tyler Marsh finished second behind the Fever’s Stephanie White for the new or relocated coach most likely to make the biggest impact.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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After presidential service, the aircraft would be handed over to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation by 2029, with the U.S. Air Force bearing transfer and refit costs, according to NBC News.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Walker went bankrupt and in 1918 the inn was bought by the Torrington Co., the bearings manufacturer and the city’s largest employer.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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“Validity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/validity. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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