practicable
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It is not practicable to water mature trees, gardeners explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Obama made clear that these were temporary emergency measures to save companies that faced extinction, and that the government would sell off its stock holdings as soon as that was practicable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Prosecuting, Gordon Menzies said: "It's reasonably practicable for clever people to do a simple thing and design a window that doesn't fall out once every year."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
A dynamic strategy—with the 4% rule as a reference point—is practicable without specialized software.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
These policies manipulated the differences between the tribes and ensured that unity would not exist, thereby making the easy governance of such a large country practicable.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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