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pliable

[plahy-uh-buhl] / ˈplaɪ ə bəl /


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It’s pliable enough to reshape for months, but firm enough not to melt or crack under studio lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He may be tempted by the same template of removing Khamenei, and hoping for better luck with a more pliable successor, diplomats and Iran watchers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

This paradox raised a fundamental question: how can the planet's solid center appear firm yet strangely pliable?

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 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

She rose and tentatively picked up one of the slender, pliable saplings from the pile.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry




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