practicable
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Berry said despite the minimal risk, the government is "required to eliminate risk as much as reasonably practicable".
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
Formal notice was given to surrender the lease at the Royal Lodge on Thursday and it is understood that Andrew's move to Sandringham will take place "as soon as practicable".
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Obama made clear that these were temporary measures and that the government would sell off its stockholdings as soon as that was practicable.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
“To the maximum extent practicable, the needs of the charter school must be given the same consideration as those of the district-run schools.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
No other mode of conveyance was practicable, the whole of Gloucester County, across the channel from the isle, being invested with rebellion.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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