conceivable
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Of course, in the atomic age, wars between imperial great powers, as in World War I and World War II, are no longer truly conceivable.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
What Wembanyama wanted was for nearly every conceivable moment of the game—from fast breaks to free-throws—to turn into energy for the home team.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Had Fernandes not been there, is it conceivable someone else would have achieved those numbers?
From BBC • May 17, 2026
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
Since we think there may be massive black holes at the centers of some galaxies, this is a conceivable explanation of their red shifts.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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