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Adjective
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While liquidity is manageable in the near term, the company's high leverage necessitates future profitability to maintain its capital structure, especially as production grows and interest obligations escalate. Valuation: Too Much, Too Fast?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025 -
Among medical causes of halitosis, acid reflux is one of the more manageable.—
Betsy Andrews,
Saveur,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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These prove out Fielder’s intuition that aviation safety depends on candid cockpit conversation, a particularly high-stakes—and, crucially, perhaps tractable—example of Fielder’s over-all preoccupation with the fear and anxiety that inhibits genuine communication.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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But tractable torque delivery of 324 lb-ft, which hits at 5,800 rpm, makes the process of revving and gearshifting an absolute pleasure.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Resilience is a teachable, measurable and scalable capability.—
Maureen Metcalf,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Have a trial or probationary period, and remember that personality fit is important, but often, teachable skills will benefit your business more.—
Peter Boolkah,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Pricing data so far hasn’t revealed a big impact from tariffs, and a few Fed officials have said that’s evidence that inflation is tame enough to justify rate cuts.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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That includes tame interest rates and a pickup in oil prices.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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As with any popular interior design style from this time, some people took the look a bit too far, and spaces started to look a little too docile and frilly.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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Liberation Weekend aims to build on the ambitions of 2020s showcases like New Haven’s T4T Fest while avoiding the docile pleasantries of larger organizations beholden to corporate and political donors.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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An internal audit completed earlier this year by the NFLPA reportedly found the organization compliant with best practices.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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This can be a Real ID or other compliant form of identification.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Tatras are a large livestock guardian breed originating from the Tatra Mountains in Poland, while golden retrievers are a popular choice as family pets due to their gentle and obedient nature.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Today’s Republican Party is a bunch of weak, spineless cowards who cower in obedient terror at Trump’s feet.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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But not all applications may be amenable to such a requirement.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
9 July 2025
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From the sounds of it, the scenarios to watch are either a needle-moving free agent or a trade with a team that is successful in free agency and needs to move a player off the roster for cap reasons, becoming more amenable to taking back futures.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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“Controllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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