portable
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Our critic noted that “the exhibition amasses a remarkable range of portable abstract objects.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The comedy is still the thing in this frolicsome outdoor production, which takes place in the charming ambiance of the festival’s portable, mini-Elizabethan venue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The funds in an HSA are portable — meaning they stay with you no matter where you work — and can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The popular series started out on Nintendo's portable Game Boy console in 1996, and has found modern success on people's phones.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He should hire himself out as a portable heater for outdoor spaces.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Built into a refurbished shipping container, it’s filled with everything from tiny Walkman-style portables to colorful, number-flip clock radios and, naturally, boomboxes of all sizes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
“We had portables, we had really crowded classes, at one point a classroom was on a stage.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Just beware of the comparably low 30-watt limit on this charger, which isn’t sufficient to provide enough juice for more powerful portables like the MacBook Pro.
From The Verge ● Oct. 27, 2021
“School! Cahokia funded some portables in the old schoolyard. It’s only two days a week so far, the rest is online.”
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2020
Let’s say there are 25 kids assigned to each of those portables.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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