portability
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The portability of smartphones meant that reading—especially book-length works—was no longer the most convenient activity for these interstitial periods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Laptops, computers and mobile phones play a vital role in student life, but they can also be attractive targets for opportunistic thieves due to their value and portability," said Steven Jackson, its home product manager.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The format essentially combines the portability of a smartphone with the larger display of a tablet, offering users a bigger screen without carrying a tablet-sized device.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The EPA’s Maui method will be used increasingly as Americans rely more heavily on cordless devices, Glenn said, adding : “We love portability, we love being untethered.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Paraffin Wax.—Where there is no coal gas available and the blowpipe is only required at intervals, and especially where high portability is required, there are few fuels so convenient as paraffin wax.
From A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing by Bernard D. Bolas
