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portable

[pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /


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Klugo’s Bluetooth alarm clock isn’t portable, and the hotel alarms ring too softly for him to hear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

From the back of the structure, journalists could see beer tents leading down to the South Lawn's fountain, and portable toilets.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In the end, it really was plug-and-play simple: I unfolded a portable panel made by a company called EcoFlow, connected it to the provided inverter and plugged that into a standard outdoor outlet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The team envisions a future in which portable systems could be deployed directly over burning oil spills to intentionally generate fire whirls on demand.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead, Edmond Locard asked all Lyon organ-grinders—street performers who played a sort of portable organ—to report to the police station.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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