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amenable

[uh-mee-nuh-buhl, uh-men-uh-] / əˈmi nə bəl, əˈmɛn ə- /




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If he wants to live large, there are more amenable careers than being a high-level bureaucrat tasked with keeping the public safe from crime.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

He wanted to make a movie about Jackson and found his estate was amenable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

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

Still, Trump said he would be amenable to figures tied to the old government “in order to choose a good leader.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

He was not very knowledgeable about the ANC nor was he an experienced activist, but he was respectable, and amenable to our program.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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