plausible
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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
The fact that Djokovic is the most plausible title contender is a damning indictment on the rest.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It really wasn’t until 2020 that it felt like it was more plausible, possible.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
But the cross-species relationship in “Palaces of the Crow” occupies a border between the speculative and the plausible.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
All this history seems both plausible and creditable, good reading for doctors, but there is always that other leech, the worm.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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