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portable

[pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /


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Portable steamers are cheap and easy to use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Portable heaters can be an alternative to switching on your central heating, but they can pose a serious fire hazard if not used carefully.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Portable loans would allow sellers to keep their loan when they move.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Portable bungalows now sit on the lower yard, leaving the upper yard as a construction zone for the permanent buildings, which are slated to be completed in the 2028-29 school year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

The engineers condemned everything “within a hundred-yard radius of the focal point of the sinkhole,” which was right under Portable 19.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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