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credible

[kred-uh-buhl] / ˈkrɛd ə bəl /


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“More credible steps toward de-escalation are finally emerging, critically including on Iran’s side,” Westpac Strategy Group said in commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He said if the government put forward a "credible" deal the strikes could be called off.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But the firm urges investors not to sleep on Arm, which is shaping into “a credible AI play, right around the time when the company has better structured itself to capture greater value from AI.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Yet Mr. Corinth and Ms. Mayhew did find that the larger and more credible studies—such as the one Mr. Altman backed—showed that unearned income has a negative impact on a person’s willingness to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The team could lose, in fact could be beaten badly, but Ben wanted and needed a credible game while under the dispassionate gaze of college scouts.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy