plausibly

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Adverb
  • But the finished product feels relatively humorless, leaving the cast looking silly in scenes that might conceivably have flown if played as deadpan comedy — not a tenor achieved or seemingly even aimed for here.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Rolling Stones story might conceivably feature a blink-and-miss-it walk-on role for Tubular Bells composer Mike Oldfield, whose sister was close with Marianne Faithful.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Adverb
  • The Titan missiles that launched the two-man Gemini crews practically shook themselves to pieces in their first uncrewed flights.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Now the 78-year-old Schrager—a man who practically invented velvet rope exclusivity—is focusing on making luxury more inclusive with his Public brand of hotels.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • If the first court convicts him and issues a prison term, Yoon would serve that sentence as the case possibly moves up to the Seoul High Court and Supreme Court.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • TikTok Users and the Five Stages of Grief The reactions across what may possibly serve as the final week of the app's operations in the U.S. have shown every one of the five stages of grief, and on the final day before the shutdown, acceptance is setting in.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Adverb
  • Most lands in most continents have usually been ruled by kings and queens, perhaps nowhere more so than in Europe.
    Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • So perhaps Russo will now try equally as hard to get an interview with the 83-year-old Mr. Dylan.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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