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amenable

[uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh-] / əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə- /




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De Zerbi is also believed to be amenable to the idea.

From BBC • Mar. 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

Rather than trying to address specific locations, “we’re going to look at similarities in the context of those disparate locations that might amenable to some more global strategies,” Nicholas said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

There are other players in the regime who may not prove as amenable.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

If we think of God as a clockmaker, then we can be confident that he will have made a world amenable to experimental enquiry.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton