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portable

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


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Companies could experiment with shorter workweeks while keeping pay constant and support so-called portable benefits that follow individuals rather than being tied to an employer, OpenAI suggested in its report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

While by no means the first portable digital music player when it was released in 2001, the iPod is one of "Apple's most iconic products" argued Craig Pickerell of The Apple Geek.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Like Joseph, who let me borrow his portable air conditioner — and even installed it — when a heat wave hit Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

She was attending an event, along with her father, at a "major munitions factory" that produces new pistols and other "portable light arms", Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

That’s what he was doing now, as he listened to his Red Hot Chili Peppers CD on his portable stereo.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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