credible
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“At a time like this, ICE should be trying to do everything it can to rebuild public trust, to reconstruct itself as a credible law enforcement agency,” Shah said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Officials told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the US had detected a credible Iranian threat to fire a missile at the plane.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
A purchase of that scale shows the U.S. government considers a supply disruption credible enough to prepare for now.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
“ICE investigates all credible threats towards its employees, officers and families.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The care devoted to the selection of the above sample was not great, but at least the result, 8 percent, had a credible ring to it.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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