as in reliableness
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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Dado Ruvic | Reuters Single-stock ETFs betting heavily on Nvidia’s blistering rally plunged overnight, tracking losses in the chip darling’s shares, calling into question the reliability of the leveraged investment vehicle.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
The schism takes place just as Nielsen is hoping to prove its reliability after a difficult period.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
But climate change, scientists say, is straining California’s water delivery systems and could reduce supply by roughly 20% while disrupting the timing and reliability of water availability.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
Both our regional electric grid manager and federal agencies have issued dire warnings of a near-term electricity reliability cliff as Maryland is closing baseload power plants prematurely with no reliable replacements in sight.
—David T. Stevenson, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
The schism takes place just as Nielsen is hoping to prove its reliability after a difficult period.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
But climate change, scientists say, is straining California’s water delivery systems and could reduce supply by roughly 20% while disrupting the timing and reliability of water availability.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
Both our regional electric grid manager and federal agencies have issued dire warnings of a near-term electricity reliability cliff as Maryland is closing baseload power plants prematurely with no reliable replacements in sight.
—David T. Stevenson, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Reliability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reliability. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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