portable

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Bristol-based start-up NPK Recovery collects urine from portable toilets during festivals and events, transforming it into fertiliser to help grass grow back on the fields afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He maintains, for instance, that Hinduism never spread as Buddhism or Christianity did primarily because it lacked portable written texts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

If you really want to level up your potluck game, take a cue from tailgate culture: a small portable crockpot is a marvel.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Like Joseph, who let me borrow his portable air conditioner — and even installed it — when a heat wave hit Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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