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portable

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


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Potential applications range from portable medical diagnostics and wearable health monitors to environmental remote sensing and food quality analysis.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

In January 2025, authorities said a portable power bank was the likely cause of a fire that destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea, leaving three people with minor injuries.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The first, a portable depuffing wand from massage-gun maker Therabody.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Fans scrambled for the best vantage points, with some choosing trees or portable toilets as spots from which to get the best view.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Back on the breezeway, I fed the first, virgin sheet into my old portable and rolled it up.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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