amenable

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Learning that he “was not amenable to removal,” the agents dropped him off at a coffee shop without informing his attorneys or family.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

There are other players in the regime who may not prove as amenable.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

Sources on the Skaggs family legal team said they were amenable to a settlement to eliminate the chance of the jury determining the Angels weren’t responsible for Skaggs’ death and denying any award.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Certainly the OWGR's Trevor Immelman, another new boss, seems more amenable than his predecessor Peter Dawson.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

If you asked an average taxpayer how he feels about a 6 percent utility increase, he’d probably be amenable.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos