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perceptible

[per-sep-tuh-buhl] / pərˈsɛp tə bəl /


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There is a perceptible confidence among ministers at the moment that they have navigated a thorny few days fairly well.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

“That’s part of the fun,” Van Hulsen says as she brings over a sterling silver ice cream scoop engraved with “There’s nothing wrong with me that ice cream can’t fix” in barely perceptible cursive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

The mouth renders the verdict: a barely perceptible sneer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

“The pace of expansion is barely perceptible and highlights persistent weakness in consumer spending and business investment,” Moneyfarm’s Richard Flax says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

And indeed it had — for Venus was now just perceptible by the spurs of light that crowned it to either side as it passed into the ring of the sun.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson


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