practicable

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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

Second, the ACA states explicitly that the panel “shall be independent and, to the extent practicable, not subject to political pressure.”

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025

Engineers have also said it is "not practicable to retain many of the floors of the building in place" as part of a permanent memorial, it added.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

There were too many of them over too wide an area to make a spraying program practicable.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson