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Recent Examples of plausibility
This is the plausibility threshold Loftus was pointing out.
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Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
The biological plausibility of this being a risk factor for eventually developing MDS is absolutely there, and what remained was getting an adequate registry for demonstrating this.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet the director, Vanessa Caswill, stages it all with a tenderly forlorn Middle American plausibility.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
The charge gained credibility — or at least plausibility — because some of the highest profile neocons were Jewish.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
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Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
The biological plausibility of this being a risk factor for eventually developing MDS is absolutely there, and what remained was getting an adequate registry for demonstrating this.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet the director, Vanessa Caswill, stages it all with a tenderly forlorn Middle American plausibility.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
The charge gained credibility — or at least plausibility — because some of the highest profile neocons were Jewish.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plausibility
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The deal already raises serious questions about the credibility of the United States not only as a guarantor of freedom of navigation in the global commons, but also as a global power that can make its red lines stick.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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But over the past year, that relationship has come under strain as Islamabad quietly clawed its way back to credibility.—
Kyra Colah,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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There was also a growing belief among prison officials, around the time of the Attica prison uprising, that being more responsive to prisoners' concerns would reduce the likelihood of violence or rioting.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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The market currently assigns about a 41% probability rates are unchanged at year-end, with a 42% chance of one quarter-point hike and 14% of a 50 basis point increase, according to CME FedWatch.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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“Plausibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plausibility. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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