reasonable
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However, if technology and the AI-related theme outperformed and drove the separation between the indexes, it’s reasonable to expect those same sectors to lead the S&P 500’s underperformance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026
The Finnish Immigration Service has rejected their asylum request five times, deciding there is "no reasonable basis to believe" the couple would face serious rights violations if returned.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
A Sheriff’s Department report, which was cited by federal court-appointed monitors of the department, said Barraza claimed that Fairchild had charged at him, and that he used reasonable force in response.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
He or she doesn’t say that the fraud is justified and reasonable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In cases where NTIs do not have a reasonable ability to manipulate events, it is still best to withhold information.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing reasonable
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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