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portable

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


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Portable power stations are easy, but you need to plug everything into them yourself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Dr Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum, which manages the Portable Antiquities Scheme, said it was vital "for preserving and recording Britain's past".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Laurel Roxas felt similarly when they first discovered “Peanuts” as a kid while playing the “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” video game on their PlayStation Portable.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Portable loans would allow sellers to keep their loan when they move.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

But they also had interviews with Mrs. Gates, Mr. Ward, the sheriff, and a group of eighth graders who had been in the Portable 19 rescue brigade.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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