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pliable

[plahy-uh-buhl] / ˈplaɪ ə bəl /


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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

Humans are suggestible creatures with extremely pliable memories.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

This paradox raised a fundamental question: how can the planet's solid center appear firm yet strangely pliable?

From Science Daily Dec. 10, 2025

She rose and tentatively picked up one of the slender, pliable saplings from the pile.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry




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