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suitable

[soo-tuh-buhl] / ˈsu tə bəl /


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Violation of the orders would "attract suitable legal action", police said Thursday, but added that they would allow "selected persons" to gather at a "suitable place".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Last year, one of Y Combinator’s startups needed 120 graphics processing units, or GPUs, for a two-month training run but couldn’t find a suitable contract, according to a person familiar with the accelerator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Olena Konoplia tells us she spent weeks looking for a suitable location before settling on a cottage in a rural community two hours outside the capital.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Because patients can respond differently to the same treatment, identifying the most suitable approach is not always straightforward.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

My stomach complained for its supper and my back cried out for its bed, but I finally had a suitable castle for my winged herd.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson


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