intelligible
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He added: "Her conclusions are rational and supported by proper, adequate and intelligible reasons."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mr. Barragán’s achievement is to make this world intelligible without making excuses for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
It forces Artie to reconsider what he thought he knew about Evie and makes other relationships more intelligible.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Every two years, teenagers from northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland gather for Arctic games, many of them descended from indigenous peoples who once spoke mutually intelligible languages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Many of the textbook examples become intelligible when the little words are restored: The horse which was raced past the barn fell; Fat which people eat accumulates.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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