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observable

[uhb-zur-vuh-buhl] / əbˈzɜr və bəl /


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The JPMorgan analysts said overall 98 percent of the observable oil traffic through the strait was Iranian, averaging 1.3 million barrels a day "in early March".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Yet the observable universe is overwhelmingly made of matter, with very little antimatter remaining from the Big Bang.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The authors note: “These sites have undergone observable upgrades in recent years, even as Cuba has faced increasingly dire economic prospects that have drawn it closer to China.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Coaches call this the “All‑22” view, because all 22 players on the field are simultaneously observable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Thus the radiation by black holes shows that quantum theory allows travel back in time on a microscopic scale and that such time travel can produce observable effects.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking