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advisable

[ad-vahy-zuh-buhl] / ædˈvaɪ zə bəl /


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It is advisable not to see the movie immediately after a meal.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Leaving the Gulf now "would not be advisable" without coordination with the United States and Iran, Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer at shipping association Bimco, told AFP.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

There is no such thing as zero risk, and it may be advisable to keep away from pistes beneath mountainsides covered with powdery-looking snow.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

In one letter, Ames wrote that “due to local political cross currents, it was advisable that all plans be filed locally.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

It wasn’t advisable to be late, if and when Dad finally came rolling up to the porte-cochere.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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