conceivable

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For decades, closure of the strait was regarded as something that was conceivable in theory, but operationally improbable in practice, Morgan Stanley noted.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Yet opening the strait is the only conceivable solution to sky-high oil prices, said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for Gulf Oil.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

And it is conceivable that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani may be more aggressive than his predecessors at squeezing MSG Entertainment for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

But if CBS execs lose their patience, it’s conceivable that the network can pull him off the air and use guest hosts until the end of the program’s run.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

They, all of them, all of the people took it up and sung it over and over until it was wrung dry, and no further innovations of tone and tempo were conceivable.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston