portable
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Small, portable, multipurpose designs, from inflatables to cardboard furniture offered a life with fewer possessions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Grip strength is measured using a portable device called a handgrip dynamometer, says Ryan McGrath, an associate professor of exercise science at North Dakota State University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"In the paradigm we propose, portable ultrasound devices usable by any healthcare professional will become the standard tool for atherosclerosis screening from the early stages of adult life," Dr. Ibáñez said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
A stinger is a portable spike strip used to puncture the tyres of a vehicle.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
One of the guards dropped the portable spotlight, and all the man needed to do was pick it up again.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
Valve could build a Half-Life exclusive to portables like this, if not exclusive to the Steam Deck itself.
From The Verge ● Jul. 18, 2021
The whole school will be in portables until the renovations are completed.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2020
The reason this sinkhole had done such massive damage to the school was that all the portables were connected by wooden walkways.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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