pliable

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That pliable framework creates uncertainty that chills classroom discourse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Eventually, it becomes pliable enough to pick off ground balls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Canned crescent dough, improbably, was just right: pliable without tearing, sturdy without getting tough, and still capable of a respectable rise.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

UCLA’s defense was too pliable in allowing the Illini to shoot 50.9% on the way to ending the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

The earth, muddy and pliable, sucks at her feet.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García