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compatible

[kuhm-pat-uh-buhl] / kəmˈpæt ə bəl /


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She said the decision was "compatible" with legally binding climate commitments, adding: "We remain resolute in ending new licences for oil and gas and achieving net zero by 2050."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I’ve seen it happen to friends of mine, where there is a separation because the people that we turned into are now no longer compatible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We can't live together. Our lives and theirs are completely different; we're not compatible," Cohen said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

As corporate rivalries intensify, compatible services may come and go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

But a Venus with phases is perfectly compatible with Ptolemaic astronomy; what isn’t is a Venus whose phases go from crescent to full: such a Venus must be in orbit around the sun.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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