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unreasonable

[uhn-ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, -reez-nuh-] / ʌnˈri zə nə bəl, -ˈriz nə- /




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“It doesn’t seem unreasonable to say you’ve got to do some time here and demonstrate that you’re somebody that we want as a citizen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Your instinct to contact the Social Security Administration proactively is not unreasonable.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Mensch said the goal was to ensure "that the model behaves the way you've told it to", imposing guardrails that "stop it from taking unreasonable actions".

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"At the moment, with the exams, they're under an awful lot of pressure. So I don't think it's unreasonable for them to go and have a cup of coffee as a group and work together."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

And if anything made Grandmother unreasonable, it was bad luck.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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