plausible
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“It’s totally plausible that the hedging behavior associated with this activity is one of the factors that is suppressing intraday moves,” said Garrett DeSimone, head of quantitative research at OptionMetrics, during a conversation with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
"As exotic as it is, this system is truly unique and represents a breakthrough: the first plausible detection of an exosatellite," says Zurlo.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Learn about whale biology: If you’ve seen or heard of the movie Whalefall, in which a scuba diver is swallowed by a whale, you have probably wondered whether the premise is at all plausible.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
They weren’t as old as I was when I gained a stepfather, but happily well beyond a plausible stepmother phase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
With the new theories it became possible at last to construct plausible scenarios for how we got here.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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