reasonable
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You could make a reasonable argument that “99th Song” doesn’t need to be 10 minutes long, but for Mr. Vile music can generate wisdom through mantra-like repetition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"I have to allow extra time for my journeys today but that's a reasonable trade-off in my opinion," he said.
From BBC • 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
It’s not as if there is no reasonable opposition to Measure CPT.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
In the abstract, a five-year limit may sound reasonable.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing reasonable
Twelve Angry Men
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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