passable
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Or, at the very least, he believes it is passable.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
An alternative Arctic route, the Northwest Passage that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Canadian Arctic, is less passable because it is dominated by narrow waterways where ice gets bunched up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
We went through, I don’t know, five designs on that thing and still ended up with something I thought was passable but not impressive — not “Pitt”- level impressive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Technology has evolved to a point where recently colorized films look, if not ideal, then at least passable on high-definition televisions.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
He was so thin, said one observer, that his hips could have made a passable hat rack, but he refused to eat.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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