be plausible

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Ask it sensitive questions and you’ll get carefully filtered answers with just enough truth to be plausible but still misleading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

For that to be plausible the entire process for stripping the carbon – would have to be powered by renewable energy.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Overseas, I was always scared about what could be plausible, even if I didn’t know what was plausible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Once you've chosen to play a part, and you do it to the hilt, any sudden transformations won't be plausible.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

“What is this powder train of yours, anyway?” asked the soldier, in a wheedling voice which was meant to be plausible and friendly.

From Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War by Robins, Edward