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portable

[pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /


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The FDA team probed everything from Taylor’s irrigation water to portable restrooms on farms and medications provided to members of the company’s harvest crews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The Mibrasa Hibachi Table Top Grill is portable, maintains a fire for hours and makes grilling skewers, vegetables and even steaks feel like part of the entertainment.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Smartphones, electric vehicles, and countless portable electronics all depend on batteries.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

"A typical portable air conditioner adds roughly 25p to 40p an hour to your electricity bill," it says.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

My parents keep the television on in the living room even though they’re in the basement, watching Pretty in Pink on an ancient portable DVD player.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Built into a refurbished shipping container, it’s filled with everything from tiny Walkman-style portables to colorful, number-flip clock radios and, naturally, boomboxes of all sizes.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

Like Northshore, the Lake Washington district — which has grown by 31% since 2008 — also wants to build classrooms and reduce its use of portables.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2022

Just beware of the comparably low 30-watt limit on this charger, which isn’t sufficient to provide enough juice for more powerful portables like the MacBook Pro.

From The Verge Oct. 27, 2021

The only question portables raise for me are logistical.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2020

There was instant and total chaos in the back row, the one nearest to the football field, because the portables themselves were starting to break apart and move.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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