credible

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He saw it as a credible alternative to the established parties, one that had a wide organisational network across the country and many new faces in its political roster.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“The bottom line,” he said, “is trust” — vouching that an article is credible and worthy of a reader’s time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

After the four-day civil hearing, Circuit Court Judge Eugene C. Griffith Jr. said Boyd’s self-defense claim wasn’t credible, and he ruled that Boyd wasn’t entitled to civil and criminal immunity under the state’s stand-your-ground law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“The priority goals each side would need to secure for a credible ceasefire remain wildly divergent.”

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Remarkably, his evidence was based on alchemy–natural, spontaneous, scientifically credible, and wholly non-occult, but alchemy nonetheless.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson