Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It added that job vacancies declined by roughly 4% in the first quarter of 2026, while redundancies also remain elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“With redundancies and safeguards we have in place, we don’t anticipate any impact to the reliability of our products.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Staff were told that the university hoped to achieve the job cuts through voluntary redundancies, but compulsory redundancies could not be ruled out.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

UCU said the walkouts were over issues including refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner