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intelligible

[in-tel-i-juh-buhl] / ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒə bəl /


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Mr. Barragán’s achievement is to make this world intelligible without making excuses for it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

Art criticism is about writing, a fundamental way to process that mystery, aiming to discover something at least temporarily intelligible.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2025

It’s simply that you’ve got to do so with intelligible principles.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Within months, Sarah lost the use of her hands, then "all intelligible speech".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2025

Then his answer was delivered, muffled but intelligible, into the warmth of Boo Boo’s neck.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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