portable
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By the mid-15th century, handguns—the term for portable firearms as contrasted with artillery pieces mounted on wheeled carriages—were in regular battlefield use.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
They will also carry a portable scent diffuser throughout the experience.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Klugo’s Bluetooth alarm clock isn’t portable, and the hotel alarms ring too softly for him to hear.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The team envisions a future in which portable systems could be deployed directly over burning oil spills to intentionally generate fire whirls on demand.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Or the portable typewriter now sitting on her desk, latched shut but all ready to go.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
Vocabulary lists containing portable
Vocabulary from history writings about the Triangle Factory Fire
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Latin Love, Vol I: portare
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