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
The HSE said it was "reasonably practicable" to have installed boarding or scaffolding rails to prevent an accident.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
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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