passable
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Or, at the very least, he believes it is passable.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
An alternative Arctic route, the Northwest Passage that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Canadian Arctic, is less passable because it is dominated by narrow waterways where ice gets bunched up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The verses would be passable if not for the unremarkable “day in the life” lyrics.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2026
Euan Scott, from the firm's north west unit, said it was doing all it could to keep routes passable despite "very challenging weather conditions".
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Virgil was passable, with the storm breaking up the fleet, and Aeneas finally coming to land, and the gods bothering and fussing at each other.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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