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portable

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


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The ’80s-inspired living room is filled with vintage technology, including chunky phones, old keyboards and portable TVs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

While by no means the first portable digital music player when it was released in 2001, the iPod is one of "Apple's most iconic products" argued Craig Pickerell of The Apple Geek.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In the age of drones and portable antiship missiles, retaking the Strait of Hormuz would be anything but simple, but not impossible, military experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

She was attending an event, along with her father, at a "major munitions factory" that produces new pistols and other "portable light arms", Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She let her mind wander on briefly to other things, to a backpack and bedrolls, to a portable stove.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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