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thinkable

[thing-kuh-buhl] / ˈθɪŋ kə bəl /


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From that point on, an entire society becomes thinkable: exchanges of women between groups, asymmetrical integrations, reciprocal or non-reciprocal circulation, alliances, captures, or more brutal forms of intergroup relations.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

It’s quite thinkable to eat fast food in a car in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

A rate increase, once unthinkable, has become thinkable thanks to stubborn inflation, Iran and a resilient economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

But because of the people, things that seemed unthinkable suddenly were thinkable?

From Slate Jul. 10, 2025

It was a time when the unthinkable became thinkable and the impossible really happened.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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