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palpable

[pal-puh-buhl] / ˈpæl pə bəl /




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The excitement about what’s next for memory stocks is palpable, but some investors question whether it’s sustainable.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Being in that room and meeting some of the up-and-coming new designers, the creative energy was just palpable and super exciting to take in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Lord Richard Hermer, the attorney general and one of the most senior Jewish politicians in the country, tells the BBC: "The fear in my community is palpable, and understandable."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Their sinuous, shape-shifting abstractions—glorifying combat, monsters, mystery and metamorphosis—gave magical, palpable form to the terrifying foes and forces, real and imagined, that shadowed their world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

And the smell wafting off him was palpable even on the block.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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