as in weak
chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health
an old and now invalid woman who rarely gets out anymore
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as in null
having no legal or binding force
the treaty is invalid once one side violates it
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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
that's an invalid assumption on your part
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as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning
an argument which has one untrue premise is invalid
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as in unsupported
having no basis in reason or fact
an invalid claim that can be easily disproved by the facts
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as in to impair
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Recent Examples of invalid
Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Any listings with invalid ZIP codes or single-building ZIP codes were excluded from the study.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024
In this case, Block X gets trapped in an invalid position.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
Mississippi law allowing postmarked ballots after Election Day ruled invalid
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots with appropriate postmarks to arrive after Election Day is invalid.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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The next month, Olson and Marie then said the elections were invalid.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Any listings with invalid ZIP codes or single-building ZIP codes were excluded from the study.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024
In this case, Block X gets trapped in an invalid position.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
Mississippi law allowing postmarked ballots after Election Day ruled invalid
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots with appropriate postmarks to arrive after Election Day is invalid.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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Loneliness and feeling isolated can actually impair the immune system.Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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The report notes there was no evidence the officer was impaired.Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Repealing legislation like the IRA would only hurt this growing industry.Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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McConnell: Busted his face open and hurt his wrist after a fall.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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This disconnect often harmed workflows, which slowed down the building process and made the result hard to use.Goran Paun, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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There were no customers present at the time of the robbery, and no employees were harmed, according to a Facebook post from the bank Monday evening.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
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Two main water reservoirs were also reportedly damaged, Reuters reported.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Such interactions may cause prospects to question the appropriateness of your outreach, damaging trust and credibility.Samuel Darwin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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At least nine people were reported killed in Yemen and 16 were injured in Israel in attacks and counterattacks over the last week or so as the two sides ramped up their long-simmering conflict.Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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At least three people were later reported killed and dozens injured in the airport strike.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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With its high cost of living, political tensions and often exhausting hustle culture, there are numerous reasons Americans seek a different lifestyle in another country.Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
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Tempers flared at times while senators also added levity at times to the exhausting exercise.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Females can lay up to 8 eggs, or nits, per day and adults can live for up to 30 days on a person's head, according to the Centers for Disease Control.Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2024
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Until recently, woven sheets of carbon fiber had to be laid up by hand in a mold, impregnated with resin, then cured for hours in an autoclave oven.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
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Social Security’s trustees have projected the program’s trust fund used to pay retirement benefits may be depleted in nine years, when just 79% of benefits may be payable.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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The setting sun will leave Blue Ghost without a power source, and its batteries will slowly deplete as the dark night deepens.Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Invalid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalid. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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