pliable

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He may be tempted by the same template of removing Khamenei, and hoping for better luck with a more pliable successor, diplomats and Iran watchers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The sculpture’s curved, draping form looks both stiff and pliable, cartoonish and menacing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

If you can square those actions with Hernández’s pardon and not throw your back out in the process you’re either more pliable than most or willfully obtuse.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

Canned crescent dough, improbably, was just right: pliable without tearing, sturdy without getting tough, and still capable of a respectable rise.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

The earth, muddy and pliable, sucks at her feet.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García