viable

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These deposits may have provided some of the only viable nesting conditions for burrowing bees in the region.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

On Thursday, the British-led virtual meeting of dozens of nations will "assess all viable diplomatic and political measures that we can take to restore freedom of navigation" in the strait, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The joint statement agreed that dialogue and diplomacy were "the only viable option to resolve conflicts", and it called for waterways, including the blockaded strait, to be protected.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The promise of a more climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels was alluring to Exxon—assuming the company could increase algae’s energy content enough to make it commercially viable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The Parisian view, that the centre of gravity of the earth corresponded to the centre of the sphere of water, will have seemed at first sight like a viable option.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton