controllable
Example Sentences
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"It really is a multinational environment and there are so many objects that are not controllable."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Because the changes are reversible, scientists believe the strategy may offer a safer and more controllable form of immunotherapy.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
It’s “a meme-coded way of turning life into an optimization system because routines are controllable, measurable, and highly shareable,” the brand executive and cultural strategist writes on her Substack, “Culture Codes.”
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
“But the one thing you do have control over is the controllables, and the most controllable thing is your behavior,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
Yet he used them as if they had some not easily controllable aesthetic drive of their own.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
