obvious

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But with clear and obvious guidelines, VAR tries to leave anything with some subjectivity on the field - as was the case with both these two goals.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"Claws are never in that location in a Cambrian arthropod," said Lerosey-Aubril, "It took me a few minutes to realize the obvious, I had just exposed the oldest chelicera ever found."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

His motives are obvious: He’s a bully and it’s fun for him to watch people debase themselves to please him.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

That there are meaningful connections between religion and baseball—the thesis of the docu-lecture “Baseball: Beyond Belief”—seems obvious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

There was an obvious downside to this quality—he had more trouble than most faking interest in other people’s concerns and hobbies, for instance—but an upside, too.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis