passable

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In a world where digital optimization can make just about anyone sound passable on the microphone, a pop singer with personality whose voice actually communicates stands out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Two sections, M’Clure Strait and Viscount Melville Sound, are only passable for two to five weeks, about a third of the season length 20 years ago, according to the researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The food was OK, alas — a passable brisket burrito, chalky queso, insipid guacamole.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

England's schedule is mapped out until the end of the home summer in 2027, when Root would be 36 – still a perfectly passable age for a Test batter.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Ron called back, in a passable imitation of Wormtail’s wheezy voice.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling