amenable
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Private-equity lawyers say Ferguson’s FTC has become more amenable to negotiation rather than litigation when it has concerns about potential acquisitions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
If he wants to live large, there are more amenable careers than being a high-level bureaucrat tasked with keeping the public safe from crime.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Learning that he “was not amenable to removal,” the agents dropped him off at a coffee shop without informing his attorneys or family.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
Still, Trump said he would be amenable to figures tied to the old government “in order to choose a good leader.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
It is interesting to note that the lion that is the most amenable to the circus trainer’s tricks is the one with the lowest social standing in the pride, the omega animal.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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