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King and his wife, Tonya (Kacie Rogers, lending a no-nonsense freshness to the role for which Viola Davis won a Tony Award), are battling over whether a future is even thinkable.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Every thinkable type of casino game is also on offer.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
But, prior to the decision, four conservative justices, including Roberts, signaled receptivity to considering the theory as entirely thinkable.
—Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
Instead, there are a handful of potential conflicts that would be limited and would involve conventional arms, which makes war thinkable.
—John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
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Any conceivable outcome would shift the tax burden, shafting commercial property owners and renters.—
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The display includes a forge, anvil, bellows and a variety of other tools — for repairing wagons, carts and plows, for shoeing horses and for the manufacture of household items like latches, keys and tongs of every conceivable size.—
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The face-framing, chin-grazing cut can be worn pin-straight, wavy, curled, or in any other imaginable way.—
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Californians deserve clarity about which policies could allow this release — and whether lawmakers believe school shootings should ever be treated as anything less than the most serious crimes imaginable.—
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More discreet measures, including cyber intrusions, intelligence operations or actions with plausible deniability, could allow Washington to apply pressure without forcing Tehran into a direct military response.—
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But even to the cockeyed optimist, did six sacks feel plausible Sunday night?—
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The study offers rare, direct evidence of this process by tracking cool gas across entire galaxies, something that was not possible before large surveys like MaNGA.—
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Ehrlich noted the short careers for college athletes and wondered whether a union for collective bargaining is even possible.—
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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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