plausible
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"For decades, the question of how reticulate veins form has remained open, and finally we have a plausible answer" in Chinese money plants' Voronoi patterns.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Late last week, it appeared likely that Starmer might survive in the medium term, not least because no plausible challenger seemed ready to tangle with Labour’s complicated rules for ousting a party leader.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
There are all sorts of permutations which are plausible from here.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
From what I know about egg retrievals, it seems entirely plausible that this will be the case for you.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
But in the crucible of the moment, another quite plausible definition of leadership was circulating in the upper reaches of the government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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