perceptible

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“Based on the current analysis of soil conditions, tunnel depths, and tunnel design,” the study found, “Metro predicts that noise and vibration from tunnel construction and subway operations would not be perceptible above the tunnels.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It is not until the sixth century B.C., when Achaemenid Persians conquered Mesopotamia and much of the Eastern Mediterranean, that dimly perceptible Carthaginians come into view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

It’s hard to believe now, but there was once a time when there was a perceptible difference between Megyn Kelly and Ann Coulter.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

This is "owing to a combination of their complex modern materials, lack of a traditional coating layer, and intensity of flat colour fields, which make even the smallest areas of damage instantly perceptible," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

“The one in question only arrived last month. It, and the two that have just arrived, were to be the last we needed. There’s no perceptible wear.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov