plausible
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Notably, the show didn’t hook viewers with sex or other salacious material but, rather, plausible portrayals of greed and motivating vindictiveness.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Taken together, the findings published since 2023 make serotonin signaling a more plausible contributor to heart valve remodeling.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Mr. Kraus consulted cetologists to make the improbable premise plausible, but the visceral poetry is all his, and the father-son story hits home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The more plausible fix may lie with Congress.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
All the regional voting blocs—New England, the Middle Atlantic, and the South—could cite plausible reasons for claiming primacy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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