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He added: "Her conclusions are rational and supported by proper, adequate and intelligible reasons."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Michael Auslin terms Coolidge’s interpretation “more intelligible and congenial to ordinary Americans than the abstract musings of scholars.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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
Art criticism is about writing, a fundamental way to process that mystery, aiming to discover something at least temporarily intelligible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
I held my breath and hoped beyond hope for an intelligible answer.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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