reasonable
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Courts use formal standards of proof depending on the stakes, such as probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and beyond a reasonable doubt.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
“So it’s reasonable for the medical personnel to take maximal precautions so that they don’t contract it,” Iovine said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
But he said: "To be fair and reasonable I think it wasn't locked."
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Of course, even if a company has reasonable yield and earns enough to comfortably cover the payout, that doesn’t mean they will do so going forward.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
The ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ rule was formulated only in the eighteenth century, and the whole point of this rule is that juries have to decide for themselves what it means.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Twelve Angry Men
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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