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obvious

[ob-vee-uhs] / ˈɒb vi əs /


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So first, lay out clear guidelines, principles and guardrails for the work to help the employee avoid obvious problems and mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

That raised an obvious question: Why do North American crayfish appear to stop growing at around this size when some species elsewhere in the world, including the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish, can become dramatically larger?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

To his eye, the telltale errors of off-the-shelf A.I. translation tools were obvious.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some analysts expect SpaceX and Tesla to merge in the future, although the timing of that isn’t obvious.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

“And what have you there?” the musk ox would say, despite it being fairly obvious what was in Duane’s arms.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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