inoperable
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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
It took almost three months for Craig, from Penarth, to find out he had inoperable stage 4 non-smoking lung and bone cancer.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Their repair garage teems with an array of inoperable vehicles and twisted metal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
In 2020, they found another that was inoperable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
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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