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operable

[op-er-uh-buhl, op-ruh-] / ˈɒp ər ə bəl, ˈɒp rə- /


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Since 2015, Japan has restarted 15 out of its 33 operable reactors.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

When asked about the more robust preparations in 2011, he said the department’s fleet of operable engines was larger back then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025

"These findings add to evidence that the perioperative immunotherapy path gives patients with operable lung cancer an opportunity to live longer without their cancer returning."

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

The LA County Sheriff’s Department currently has only 23 operable buses out of a total of 82, and there have been days when as few as six were running, supervisors said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Minutes into this process, I found that of seven shower cells, only two were operable.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover