arguable
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He said: "It is plainly arguable that airworthiness caused the crash; indeed, arguable that the HC-2 should not have been flying at all."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In a press release Mr. Tucker describes “Othello” as “an extremely racist play”—an arguable if not dubious assertion, and one that isn’t much illuminated by the production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
"The facts concerning Mr Tarrant's offending are beyond dispute. He has not identified any arguable defence, or indeed any defence known to the law."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
As a result of the AI boom, “it’s arguable that memory chips in particular are no longer cyclical and becoming a long-term growth industry instead,” Yardeni said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
It is arguable that 2 + 2 will equal 4 in any universe; and, surely, levers and balances would work in the same way in any universe.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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