observable

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When participation requires visible sacrifice—time, money, behavioral constraint—commitment becomes observable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Instead of focusing on states, this perspective looks at how observable quantities evolve, meaning the measurable properties seen in experiments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

When asked by MarketWatch via email if he could elaborate about specific observable metrics, Donnelly said there really aren’t any.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

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

What lay beyond the last sphere was never made very clear, but it certainly was not part of mankind’s observable universe.

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