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defensibility

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[di-fens-uh-bil-i-tee] / dɪˌfɛns əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being defensible.


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The new leadership change comes during a period of investor skepticism in the defensibility of software as a service.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

As its sprawling sloth and dwindling defensibility make it more vulnerable to tides of public feeling, the House of Windsor seems doomed to repeat its errors until it either unravels or assumes a new form.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2022

People talk about defensibility and network effects, but Samsung owns a mountain in Korea where all of the minerals come from to make those screens, so you have to go to Samsung.

From The Verge ● Apr. 12, 2022

I disagreed with this decision, but found that it still had a patina of defensibility.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2019

He did not, therefore, waste time doubting the entire defensibility of his self-selected lady.

From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance

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