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Recent Examples of predictable
Policy solutions based on national interest must prioritize predictable, streamlined, time-limited permitting.
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Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Texas is executing a deliberate strategy using modern incentives, a more predictable legal environment, and a significantly lower corporate tax burden.
—Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Regardless, because of his likely role, Moore continuing any sign of that in Buffalo is a non-starter, and some of it could be cleaned up with a more predictable in-pocket decision-maker like Allen.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Solving this peculiar whodunit is anything but predictable, and the case consumes seasoned detective Homer (Richard Jenkins) as well as young crimes officer Jodie (Joy Sunday).
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Texas is executing a deliberate strategy using modern incentives, a more predictable legal environment, and a significantly lower corporate tax burden.
—Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Regardless, because of his likely role, Moore continuing any sign of that in Buffalo is a non-starter, and some of it could be cleaned up with a more predictable in-pocket decision-maker like Allen.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Solving this peculiar whodunit is anything but predictable, and the case consumes seasoned detective Homer (Richard Jenkins) as well as young crimes officer Jodie (Joy Sunday).
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictable
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Wait to plant it a week or two after the last expected frost date in your area to ensure warmer soil and a healthy plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The expected demand boom brings up questions about generation priorities.—
Kelsey Brown,
San Antonio Express-News,
9 Mar. 2026
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There just was something very familiar.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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From the steamy streets of Carnival in the late 1970s to the 18th century Arctic tundra and an eerily familiar, fictionalized version of present-day America, this year’s nominees span decades, genres, continents and cultures.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't recommend routine use of leucovorin for autistic children, including those with the brain condition known as cerebral folate deficiency.—
MATTHEW PERRONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Others defended it as routine groundwork for a complicated decision.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Though drone seems unremarkable compared with cutting-edge weapon technologies and the majority have been struck down by American allies, many Shaheds have still managed to hit their targets.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Viewed from the street, the house actually is pretty unremarkable — a mid-size, split-level, midcentury ranch house, built in a style that became pretty ubiquitous in the California suburbs in the post-World War II era.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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That’s why nominating another batch of respectable but unexceptional candidates—the preference of the party’s DC establishment—could be deadly.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
16 Feb. 2026
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Dad had always told me his father was a naval officer who'd had an unexceptional career and died suddenly in a traffic accident.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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This dreamy dessert recipe blends together the cream cheese flavor of a cheesecake with the airy creaminess of the classic Italian cake.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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This is the classic risotto recipe every home cook should know.—
Carla Lalli Music,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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