sensible
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The ingredients are accessible, the substitutions sensible, the salmon cakes plausible weeknight fare.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
This is a sensible approach given the stronger macroeconomic environment, he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Despite being a fan of cars - particularly Lamborghinis, which he described as his "dream car" - Ryan made the "sensible decision" to take the money.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Although these are sensible steps, regulatory review is episodic, resource-constrained and inevitably backward-looking.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
I was already past sensible, I knew that.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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