reasonable
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“It’s reasonable to keep rates steady given the uncertainties around the economic outlook. But if recent trends continue, it may soon be appropriate to act,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
A 1979 report from the World Health Organisation found that chlordecone was "carcinogenic in mice and rats" and it was reasonable to regard it as a "carcinogenic risk to humans".
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
They'll take it and head off in reasonable heart.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
It’s not as if there is no reasonable opposition to Measure CPT.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“But there are better cafés than this particular one”—he gestures at the window next to them—“within a reasonable distance, if you don’t mind a damp walk. I’m afraid I don’t have an umbrella with me.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Twelve Angry Men
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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List 6
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