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amenable

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




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Private-equity lawyers say Ferguson’s FTC has become more amenable to negotiation rather than litigation when it has concerns about potential acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

De Zerbi is also believed to be amenable to the idea.

From BBC Mar. 24, 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

It was a fearsome constellation of paramilitary factions and amenable governments that became known as the Axis of Resistance.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

It is interesting to note that the lion that is the most amenable to the circus trainer’s tricks is the one with the lowest social standing in the pride, the omega animal.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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