practicable

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Buckingham Palace previously announced that Andrew would leave his home "as soon as possible and practicable" after he was stripped of his royal titles last year over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

In October, Buckingham Palace said the move would take place "as soon as possible and practicable".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 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

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