plausible
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They say there are several biologically plausible explanations for the findings.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The fact that Djokovic remains the most plausible challenger to Sinner is a damning indictment on the rest of the men's tour.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
My caller had even offered me a plausible call-back number over the phone.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
But the cross-species relationship in “Palaces of the Crow” occupies a border between the speculative and the plausible.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The land was useless for agriculture but had four plausible seaports and huge underground deposits of prehistoric guano, which Chilean companies mined and shipped to Europe for fertilizer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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