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compatible

[kuhm-pat-uh-buhl] / kəmˈpæt ə bəl /


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Powell maneuvered behind the scenes to ensure he could have a compatible second-in-command in Richard Clarida in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

And she questioned how a “special rule” permitting religious entities to flout antidiscrimination laws could be compatible with “a society where all people live and work together.”

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

It sought to draw data from more than a dozen government databases that were not only not compatible with such information sharing, but which had been kept separate until now for privacy reasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Trachenko suggested that the range of constants compatible with cellular life could be surprisingly narrow.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Darwin tried to envision a theory of heredity that would be compatible with evolution.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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