conceivable

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For decades, closure of the strait was regarded as something that was conceivable in theory, but operationally improbable in practice, Morgan Stanley noted.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Yet opening the strait is the only conceivable solution to sky-high oil prices, said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for Gulf Oil.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

And it is conceivable that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani may be more aggressive than his predecessors at squeezing MSG Entertainment for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Could they run simulations based on every conceivable shot played in an end, for example?

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

It looks like at some point the buttons were ordered by size or color, but now they’re all mixed up—every conceivable hue, shape, and ornamentation.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini