reasonable
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But it’s reasonable to ask: What took him so long?
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Jackson said the officer will fight the charge and plead not guilty, and that the law only applies where the speakers have a reasonable expectation that what they say would not be overheard or recorded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
What you are asking for is absolutely reasonable and part of a manager’s job.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
She warned the DoJ had now "reached the point where all reasonable options have been exhausted".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
A reasonable estimate of the additional costs for capitalizing a gradual emancipation program would have increased the national debt to about $125 million.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing reasonable
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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