deniability
noun
de·ni·abil·i·ty
dē-ˌnī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: the ability to deny something especially on the basis of being officially uninformed
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Plausible deniability, in the hands of skilled producers, can be spun into TV gold.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Iran—the patron and ideological North Star of the resistance axis—chose to emerge from behind the veil of plausible deniability afforded by its proxies.
—Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024
This lack of day-to-day oversight allows Starfleet to preserve the illusion of plausible deniability.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Unlike obvious power plays, covert narcissists practice strategic information sharing, creating knowledge bottlenecks while maintaining plausible deniability.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Iran—the patron and ideological North Star of the resistance axis—chose to emerge from behind the veil of plausible deniability afforded by its proxies.
—Mona Yacoubian, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2024
This lack of day-to-day oversight allows Starfleet to preserve the illusion of plausible deniability.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Unlike obvious power plays, covert narcissists practice strategic information sharing, creating knowledge bottlenecks while maintaining plausible deniability.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Deniability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deniability. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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