colorable

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“And I think Florida State knows that as well. I think they threw in anything they could potentially think of as a colorable argument to get them out of the grant-of-rights agreement.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

"And then the only question is: Is it colorable?"

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

“Here there is simply no colorable claim of ownership over the broad ideas, public data, and common techniques expressed in the decree,” Melloy wrote.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

“I think there are colorable claims on behalf of this individual plaintiff and that it’s likely to proceed through some early stages of litigation.”

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2022

So that however wasteful a given expenditure may be in reality, it must at least have some colorable excuse in the way of an ostensible purpose.

From Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen, Thorstein