inoperable
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The power outlet on my American flight on a 25-year-old plane was inoperable, so my laptop died halfway into the flight while I was working.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"American forces directed the crews to abandon ship before the vessels were struck and rendered inoperable," US Central Command said in a statement, adding the strikes were "in response to Iran's most recent failed attacks".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
And without a space air bag, any sufficiently large solar storm has the potential to turn all those data centers into inoperable piles of steel and silicon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The attack released record-breaking amounts of methane into the Baltic Sea and left the multi-billion dollar infrastructure inoperable.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
They finally discovered a tumor, awkwardly located at the base of his skull, and declared it inoperable.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Vocabulary lists containing inoperable
I, Robot
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -able, -ible
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