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controllable

ADJECTIVE
manageable
Synonyms


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"The situation is still controllable, and it can be managed," Abbass told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Many see the arrival of superintelligence as inevitable so it’s critical to have a hand in how it’s used and who controls it—if it’s controllable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s “a meme-coded way of turning life into an optimization system because routines are controllable, measurable, and highly shareable,” the brand executive and cultural strategist writes on her Substack, “Culture Codes.”

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

That’s basically a fixed cost for me, but the amount of help my two kids might need after they graduate college is controllable.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026

Yet he used them as if they had some not easily controllable aesthetic drive of their own.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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