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as in definiteness
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as in validity
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Noun
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One possibility that didn’t come up at the meeting: White could file a lawsuit questioning the validity of the signatures on the recall petitions.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025 -
Recently, some researchers have questioned the validity of the glass cliff theory.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective.—
John R. Bolton,
The Atlantic,
9 July 2025
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The reports proved spurious, but Gordon still saw an emotional truth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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The fallout has deepened divisions within conservative ranks, as prominent figures debate the credibility of the government's official narrative and the conduct of officials like Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Their credibility, however, depends on the transparency of audits and asset backing.—
Geoff Ira,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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There are, after all, other ways to resolve under-determinacy without directly applying substantive moral principles.—
J. Joel Alicea,
National Review,
3 May 2022
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Those principles, along with historical analysis, will resolve a great deal of apparent under-determinacy.—
J. Joel Alicea,
National Review,
3 May 2022
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Of course, a gaming monitor would easily increase your graphical fidelity, budget allowing.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2025
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The company put out a remake of The Wind Waker in 2013 for the Wii U, which included — among other things — a bump in fidelity to glorious HD.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Those descriptors are accurate enough, as the band themselves have been upfront and proud about their influences: Lucinda Williams, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Bill Callahan, the Beatles.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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The Bewitching takes place across three timelines, and the author says that Shirley Jackson was a big influence for the sections focusing on Tremblay in the 1930s.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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“Definitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitiveness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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