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Recent Examples of invalidity
If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.
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Big Think, 10 June 2020
By the protocol, therefore, Chile gains the relinquishment of Peru's former claims of the invalidity of the entire treaty and notably of the cession of Tarapacá, and leaves open merely the question as to who shall have the unimportant area of Tacna and Arica.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
But patent invalidity suits—which test whether the patent claimed by the plaintiff is indeed valid and are the preferred defense for companies being sued for infringement—go through a special German patent court, which can take up to three times longer to render decisions.
—Bertrand Benoit, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2021
Gallagher’s greeting card company Full Colour Black started an invalidity action in March 2019 to cancel the EU trademark on the iconic mural, arguing that Banksy must copyright his work instead of registering trademarks to incorporate them.
—Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
The Supreme Court said its declaration of invalidity is retroactive to the date the 2011 law was enacted, meaning those who have been sentenced under the statute can now seek relief.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
Label choice bias is far more common than subgroup invalidity.
—Carol McCall, STAT, 12 Aug. 2021
Echelon’s invalidity arguments are similar to those raised by Flywheel over related patents.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2020
There’s no question that Trump turned McCabe’s firing into a political cudgel, gleefully tweeting about his ouster and claiming it as more proof of the invalidity of the Russia investigation.
—Jen Kirby, Vox, 3 Apr. 2018
Big Think, 10 June 2020
By the protocol, therefore, Chile gains the relinquishment of Peru's former claims of the invalidity of the entire treaty and notably of the cession of Tarapacá, and leaves open merely the question as to who shall have the unimportant area of Tacna and Arica.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
But patent invalidity suits—which test whether the patent claimed by the plaintiff is indeed valid and are the preferred defense for companies being sued for infringement—go through a special German patent court, which can take up to three times longer to render decisions.
—Bertrand Benoit, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2021
Gallagher’s greeting card company Full Colour Black started an invalidity action in March 2019 to cancel the EU trademark on the iconic mural, arguing that Banksy must copyright his work instead of registering trademarks to incorporate them.
—Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
The Supreme Court said its declaration of invalidity is retroactive to the date the 2011 law was enacted, meaning those who have been sentenced under the statute can now seek relief.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
Label choice bias is far more common than subgroup invalidity.
—Carol McCall, STAT, 12 Aug. 2021
Echelon’s invalidity arguments are similar to those raised by Flywheel over related patents.
—BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2020
There’s no question that Trump turned McCabe’s firing into a political cudgel, gleefully tweeting about his ouster and claiming it as more proof of the invalidity of the Russia investigation.
—Jen Kirby, Vox, 3 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invalidity
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Each of his figures exists in a limbo of invalidism, enervation, atrophied mythology, Arcadian dreams of bathing beauties, and all our endless Modernist nudes by riverbeds, in parks, beds, stripped naked facing us, or masturbating.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
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As Eliot went through a crisis involving his turn to Christianity, Vivien’s invalidism, and his mother’s death, his letters got more and more intense and confessional.Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
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But the infirmities plaguing India’s political opposition are legion.Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2021
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The grandmother’s creeping infirmity does little to curb her excursions with Sophia.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
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According to this view, the outside world has been generous to Africa, providing substantial aid in recent decades, leaving no excuse for the continent’s debility.Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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But though ruthlessly efficient at killing off some frog species, the fungus is highly vulnerable to heat: Temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 degrees Fahrenheit) slow disease progression.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The agency’s $48 billion budget funds medical research on cancers, vaccines and other diseases through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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His advanced decrepitude will be matched only by the looming threat of irrelevance in a desensitized world.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
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Here and throughout his work, contradictions between vitality and decrepitude, nature and artifice, beauty and the grotesque don’t resolve in neutralizing harmony, but instead thrum on with generative friction.Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
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If either future president presides over a divided Congress, expect epic gridlock and dysfunction in Washington.Erin Doherty, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Wired’s report of poor working conditions are the latest signs of dysfunction at America PAC.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rethink your strengths and weaknesses and aim to enforce a healthier routine.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Maybe the biggest weakness of the liberal international order is that the whole world feels the consequences of U.S. elections but has no say in them.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Moist compresses are used for: Boils and skin ailments Dry eyes, styes, and other eye issues Sore muscles Dry Compresses Dry compresses, like a microwavable heating pad, are a quick and easy solution for creating a warm compress.Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Who should avoid using a foot spa? People with certain conditions or ailments should avoid foot soaks unless otherwise instructed by their doctor.Daley Quinn Published, Health, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Invalidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invalidity. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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