plausible
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Be my guest trying to come up with a plausible explanation for why the market’s major turning points would, prior to WWII, mostly avoid October, and then favor that month thereafter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Instead, the model helps reveal which earthquake scenarios may be physically plausible given the current state of the fault system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"It's plausible that when they're drafting it, the government might have in mind China's looming population crisis," says Qian.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
That sounds strangely plausible in the case of the Amalfi, whose twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V8 explores the radical edge of combustion, reaching 631 hp at 7,500 rpm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Howard challenged the anonymous writer to produce proof of his charges and angrily defied anyone in the room to give him a plausible argument for how the allegations could have been possible.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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