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portable

[pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /


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Think of a portable power station as a huge phone brick, one big enough to keep your milk from spoiling.

From The Wall Street Journal

His data centers around the Memphis area have had to contend with energy constraints and Musk brought in a number of portable gas turbines to power the facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the device is portable, fast, and non-invasive, it could eventually be used in outpatient settings as part of routine cardiovascular risk assessments.

From Science Daily

Quadriplegic and confined to a medicalised portable cabin in the Chinese countryside, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe, which he uses to manage a high-tech farm.

From Barron's

They moved to a prefabricated portable home in 2022, and his celery is now sold to a local supermarket chain.

From Barron's