discernible
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In the preceding years, more than 1,000 babies a year were dying unexpectedly in England and Wales, with no discernible cause found.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Anthropic’s current defense contracts total only about $200 million, a barely discernible amount in the trillion-dollar Pentagon budget.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
The book’s 47 staccato chapters jump from one subject to another without much of a discernible pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Analysts have said that it is difficult for the world’s most populous country to cut its Russian crude purchases to zero, but even a modest reduction could have a discernible effect on Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Downstairs the doorbell rang, and moments later, just discernible, the rapid tick of high heels on the tiled floor of the hallway.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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