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desirable

[dih-zahyuhr-uh-buhl] / dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl /




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"Going from water to hydrogen is a very desirable way we are able to store energy for different applications," Wu said.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

How much coexistence is possible, or desirable, isn’t always clear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Despite their desirable addresses, the flats were sometimes crowded, with the women having to sleep on sofas.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right,” he wrote External link in Resistance to Civil Government, the essay known as Civil Disobedience.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

There’s a peculiar, wishful kind of grammar for talking about things that are desirable, as opposed to things as they really are.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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