expectable
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But nothing is more expectable than the regular occurrence of unexpected things, such as the awkward decline of Northern Europe’s power-generating winds as Glasgow drew near.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2021
“It is totally plausible, probable, logical and expectable that people are infected with the virus” even after two shots, said virologist Humberto Debat of the National Institute of Agroindustrial Technology in Cordoba, Argentina.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2021
Representatives of ethnic groups from all over the planet soon became an expectable feature of then-popular World’s Fair pavilions.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2018
Maybe the most expectable, yet thrilling, moment came when a quintet led by two tenor players, Joe Lovano and David Murray, played Coleman’s most famous tune, “Lonely Woman.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 27, 2015
The quality missing in Kedzie was the sense of terror and meekness expectable in brides.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
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