defensible
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While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He added: "The current practice is also no longer legally defensible."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
There is a name for a capture that proceeds this way, by personnel and procedure, each step defensible on its own, the whole amounting to control.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
On Monday, Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow initiated coverage of IBM, saying that the company’s software stack is highly defensible against artificial-intelligence fears.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Practices such as slavery that once had been considered acceptable were no longer morally defensible.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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