reasonable
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The minister has previously said there was no reasonable alternative to the cattle being euthanised on site and has insisted it was a last resort as officials had to act on a court order.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
HUD needed to consider reasonable alternatives when it abruptly decided that the bill for LASHA’s dysfunction had come due.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
We have a reasonable understanding of the brain’s “reward circuitry” associated with regions that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Given his track record as a pop hitmaker, it was reasonable to wonder if Ms. Bridgers might be swerving toward the mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We’ll actually do some calculating to get a reasonable approximation.”
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Vocabulary lists containing reasonable
Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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