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amenable

[uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh-] / əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə- /




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Private-equity lawyers say Ferguson’s FTC has become more amenable to negotiation rather than litigation when it has concerns about potential acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

If he wants to live large, there are more amenable careers than being a high-level bureaucrat tasked with keeping the public safe from crime.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Learning that he “was not amenable to removal,” the agents dropped him off at a coffee shop without informing his attorneys or family.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Rather than trying to address specific locations, “we’re going to look at similarities in the context of those disparate locations that might amenable to some more global strategies,” Nicholas said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

If you asked an average taxpayer how he feels about a 6 percent utility increase, he’d probably be amenable.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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