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suitable

[soo-tuh-buhl] / ˈsu tə bəl /


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Hal and John also stand apart from other test pilots, Marines and field experts in ways that make them not merely suitable choices for superheroic duty but worthy of it.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

He felt the same about his perch at the University of London; it wasn’t Oxford or Cambridge but, as he observed, “even revolutionaries like to be in a suitable tradition.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Delivering droplets onto the parched crops requires meticulous preparation to identify suitable clouds.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

“This is another level of glitz, but also a completely new play. It’s very suitable for the RSC because it’s so grand, but also modern and very English.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

What he lacked of course was a suitable power source: he tried to imagine an aeroplane powered by a steam engine, but the difficulties were obvious.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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