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Etymology
Origin of solidity
1525–35; < Latin soliditās, equivalent to solid ( us ) solid + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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OpenAI is bringing in about $20 billion less in annualized revenue than investors had been led to believe, the Financial Times reported Thursday, raising questions about the solidity of the AI business.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Spain manager has added layers: more versatility, more depth, more comfort in transitions, more unpredictability in the final third, more solidity.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The 20-year-old's huge serve and defensive solidity is complemented by fluid movement, best demonstrated in a magnificent quarter-final win over Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Overindebted railroad builders and heavily mortgaged farmers demanded a less rigorous, more forgiving silver unit, and debate raged between the adherents of “soft” and “hard” money—between silver and gold, inflation and solidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
On our journey Estraven had lost all the smooth, compact solidity that marks the Gethenian physique; he was gaunt and scarred, and his face was burned by cold almost as by fire.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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