relevancy
(uncountable) The degree to which a thing is relevant; relevance, applicability.
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SLMs are where everything is going since AI relevancy on the foundation models are leveling off
CEO Artie Starrs said Harley is working to address “a loss of relevancy with riders.”
This is abhorrent. The white races last throws of relevancy. In the not too distant future, white will not have the ascendancy. They will be a minority. These actions show the fear they have as they know how they…
There's a narrow window of relevancy that's so easy to run past back into irrelevancy.
archive.org ... Related to a lot of things, but has relevancy for "old knowledge", and even some binaries
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(uncountable) The degree to which a thing is relevant; relevance, applicability.
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(legal, Scotland) Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence.
Relevancy means: Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence.. It is mainly Scottish English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
relevancy means: Sufficiency (of a statement, claim etc.) to carry weight in law; legal pertinence.. Register: formal, legal English. Standard in its technical domain but rare in everyday talk; gloss with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(countable) A relevant thing.
“SLMs are where everything is going since AI relevancy on the foundation models are leveling off”
— Bluesky· May 2026“CEO Artie Starrs said Harley is working to address “a loss of relevancy with riders.””
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is abhorrent. The white races last throws of relevancy. In the not too distant future, white will not have the ascendancy. They will be a minority. These actions show the fear they have as they know how they have treated minorities and think they will get the same.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“There's a narrow window of relevancy that's so easy to run past back into irrelevancy.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“archive.org ... Related to a lot of things, but has relevancy for "old knowledge", and even some binaries”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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