portable
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Residents first spotted the fire approaching their village in Bangka Belitung province on Saturday and tried to put it out themselves with portable water pumps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
His most important equipment is a portable, comfortable chair that lasts through four quarters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
"The fire started accidentally resulting from a mechanical or connection-related failure of a portable gas heater and gas bottle resulting in an uncontrolled gas release."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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 second contractor received the exclusive right to rent Kodaks to fair visitors, the Kodak being a new kind of portable camera that eliminated the need for lens and shutter adjustments.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
Analogue’s first foray into portables — the company makes some great retro consoles — solves a very important problem, namely letting people play original Game Boy cartridges on a beautiful, modern screen.
From The Verge ● Jul. 15, 2021
How equipped are the portables to handle climate control?
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2020
Even though the buildings are called portables, I don’t think they ever get moved once they’re set down.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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