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“The argument is nuanced, and perhaps over nuanced, but there are important principles that have to be balanced and I believe we do so as sensibly and thoughtfully as is possible,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The huge run up in memory stocks and increasing investment means investors are sensibly wary of anything that might indicate the cycle will turn and lead to a glut.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Bar a drive off Boland for six, Brook played sensibly until he edged Cameron Green's second ball.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Its latest bike sensibly combines big ideas that the company previously kept separate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

The eyases were now old enough to attack anything in sight, including their parents, and with that, their parents had sensibly turned the aerie over to them.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George