plausible
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The report said that plans to build orbiting satellite data centers powered by the sun that would perform AI calculations were plausible but would require “uproven engineering to succeed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Although AuNPs are commonly regarded as artificial nanozymes today, the hypothesis suggests they were geologically plausible under a variety of natural Earth conditions.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
A bedroom or a bunker is a plausible laboratory in a way it has never been for previous dual-use technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Instead, she points out that other outcomes are also plausible, including a growing risk that inflation could remain sticky if energy costs do not come down quickly, causing businesses to raise prices.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Then the potential enemy is tempted to submit on points of dispute rather than unleash a global confrontation, which the aura of irrationality has made plausible.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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