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operable

[op-er-uh-buhl, op-ruh-] / ˈɒp ər ə bəl, ˈɒp rə- /


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American fuel factories used 97.2% of their operable capacity in late July, according to federal data, a level last seen in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Youths in custody have access to drinking fountains and operable sinks in their rooms, Waters said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Currently, there are more than 90 licensed operable nuclear reactors in the U.S. that power tens of millions of homes, anchor local communities, and actually account for half of the country's clean energy electricity production.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

Editorials and articles have sparked a Washington State Ferries food fight over our lack of operable boats and strategies to solve that.

From Seattle Times May 3, 2024

Marley had written that line a year before his death, while an operable melanoma was, at that moment, metastasizing to his lungs, liver, stomach and brain.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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