reasonable
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When he dismissed the case in June, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Coen said he believed Proctor had a reasonable belief that Glenn was a threat when he opened fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
"It may be reasonable to consider moderation in the consumption of these additives and to continue studying their long-term biological effects."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
I just thought that the desire to be framed as the reasonable one would win out.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Knotts held that drivers ordinarily have no reasonable expectation of privacy in movements visible on public thoroughfares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Does that sound like they might be reasonable to you?”
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Vocabulary lists containing reasonable
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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