sensible
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I said, ‘Look, I’ve got college-age kids that are investing in crypto, and we need to protect them. We need to put in place sensible laws.’
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
But the pandemic had made grocery delivery feel sensible, even responsible, and I quickly developed an appreciation for the peculiar pleasure of having someone else navigate the supermarket on my behalf.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "It's not about panic buying... It's about just taking sensible measures to have enough in the house to tide you over should there be a difficult situation."
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“The only sensible approach is to focus on what we can influence ourselves to improve our competitiveness, to make the company leaner, faster, more resilient, and to put our own house in order.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Grandma Mae used to always say I’m the sensible one.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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