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durable

[door-uh-buhl, dyoor-] / ˈdʊər ə bəl, ˈdjʊər- /


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The letter, addressed to Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, calls on him to work with the Irish government to appoint an "independent international mediator" to "facilitate a robust, durable solution".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Achieving effective and durable immune reset remains an important goal across a number of autoimmune diseases,” Novartis’s president of biomedical research, Fiona Marshall, said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, transportation may account for $3 of a $20 toy, which could be considered a durable recreational product.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

A refrigerator, for example, is among those durable, or long-lasting, products.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Absolutely real--have pages and everything. I thought they'd be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact, they're absolutely real. Pages and--Here! Lemme show you."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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