supportable

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Referee Oliver produced a yellow card, which would be supportable because the point of contact on Doku was very low, on the boot.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

That claim is more supportable than the thesis Mr. Scheiber draws from it, namely the college-educated working class is becoming a dynamic force for progressive social change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

In a subsequent press conference, a U.S. admiral revealed that more than 80% of those captured "terrorists" were released within weeks because there wasn't supportable evidence that they were insurgents.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

“We would be concerned about any supportable allegation of wrongdoing, whatever the source,” Powell wrote.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2022

Edward de Vaux bent down his head upon his hands, and covered his eyes, with a feeling of shame and degradation that was hardly supportable.

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)