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desirable

[dih-zahyuhr-uh-buhl] / dɪˈzaɪər ə bəl /




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This provides direct magnetic control over the charge carriers linked to the nodal lines, a capability that does not exist in non-magnetic nodal-line materials and is highly desirable for spintronic technologies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Planetary solidarity to address climate change, overpopulation, poverty and all the other common threats to the welfare of the world may be desirable, but is wildly improbable.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

“California is a desirable place to live. Weather, oceans, mountains,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Elsewhere, we also found more evidence of flats in desirable locations which have lost tens of thousands of pounds in value.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

They were mostly self-pollinating: that is, the crop varieties could pollinate themselves and pass on their own desirable genes unchanged, instead of having to hybridize with other varieties less useful to humans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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