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malleable

[mal-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈmæl i ə bəl /


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A core principle of NIN is that the band is malleable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: In your article, you draw out the fact that lawyers are extremely uneasy about invoking the language of morality, because morality is either too malleable or just sanctimonious and annoying.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

What about the ecosystem or nervous system of Los Angeles is baiting jazz music out from its malleable shadow into a renewed prominence and even granting it rank in the clout economy?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Infant words whose meanings are still malleable pose little problem for the dictionary’s online database, since they can be updated whenever required.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Sweet girl meant that, for a long time, Don had molded Ranyinudo into a malleable shape, or that she had allowed him to think he had.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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