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palpable

[pal-puh-buhl] / ˈpæl pə bəl /




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On Wednesday, there was a palpable sense of relief in Dubai, Doha and Kuwait that these Gulf cities avoided potentially catastrophic Iranian retaliatory strikes on their own power plants and water desalination facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

A renewed enthusiasm for nuclear power is palpable in Europe:

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The house needn’t be fleshed out to be made to seem real, but since it plays such an important role in the play, its presence onstage ought to at least be palpable to the characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Despite the palpable tension in the room, Japan still offered up billions of dollars in U.S. infrastructure investments.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

The preceding night a fog as palpable as cotton had hung suspended over Island County.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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