inoperable
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Firefighters said the tank had an inoperable valve, preventing authorities from offloading material inside and injecting chemicals to neutralize the contents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
He announced last year that he had been diagnosed with the cancer and was undergoing treatment to stop the spread of the inoperable disease.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
At night, after the bookstore closed, he, sometimes with the help of friends, pushed the inoperable vehicle into the lot at Quirky and slept in it.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
New Start required the Navy to convert submarine missile tubes, making them inoperable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Soon, with Gey anesthetized on the operating table, surgeons opened him up and found that the cancer was inoperable —growths covered his stomach, spleen, liver, and intestines.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Vocabulary lists containing inoperable
I, Robot
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -able, -ible
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